Turning knowledge management into innovation in the high-tech industry

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 42-63

  Lin, Ru Jen ^a   Che, Rong Huei ^a   Ting, Chiu Yao ^a  

^a LUNGHWA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Market knowledge; Market orientation; Product innovation; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

CHANGING ENVIRONMENT; CUSTOMER KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES; HIGH-TECH FIRMS; HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES; MARKET INFORMATION; MARKET KNOWLEDGE; MARKET ORIENTATION; MEDIATING EFFECT; PRODUCT INNOVATION; RESEARCH LIMITATIONS; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELS; TAIWAN;

COMMERCE; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRY; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; SALES;

INNOVATION;

EID: 84855829620     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635571211193635     Document Type: Article

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