Social networking as an enabler of change in entrepreneurial Brazilian firms

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 699-708

  Assis Dorr, Henrique ^a   Palacios Marques, Daniel ^b   Merigó, José M ^c  

^a Programa de Pós Graduação em Desenvolvimento Regional   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biotechnology companies; Brazil; Change management; Entrepreneurialism; Learning organizations; Market orientation; Organizational change; Organizational learning; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865383065     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534811211254581     Document Type: Article

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