The effects of relationship orientation through innovation orientation on firm performance: An empirical study on Turkish family-owned firms

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue , 2011, Pages 896-908

  Zehir, Cemal ^a   Altindag, Erkut ^a   Acar, A Zafer ^b  

^a GEBZE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b OKAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Empirical study; Firm performance; Innovation orientation; Relationship orientation; Strategic orientations; Turkish family firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 81055140858     PISSN: 18770428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.09.024     Document Type: Conference Paper

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