Business orientations and innovation in small and medium sized enterprises

International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 145-164

  Zortea Johnston, Elisabeth ^a   Darroch, Jenny ^b   Matear, Sheelagh ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Driving markets; Entrepreneurial orientation; Innovation; Market driven; Market orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860917494     PISSN: 15547191     EISSN: 15551938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11365-011-0170-7     Document Type: Article

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