Should firms consider employee input in reward system design? the effect of participation on market orientation and new product performance

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 546-558

  Wei, Yinghong ^a   Frankwick, Gary L ^a   Nguyen, Binh H ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL MODEL; EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION; EXPECTANCY THEORY; IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS; MARKET ORIENTATION; MIXED METHOD; NEW PRODUCT; NEW PRODUCT PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE REWARDS; REWARD SYSTEMS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING TECHNIQUES; STRUCTURAL MODELS; SUCCESS MEASURE;

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRY; MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; MODEL STRUCTURES; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

COMMERCE;

EID: 84862115583     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: 15405885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5885.2012.00924.x     Document Type: Article

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