The moderating role of innovation culture in the relationship between knowledge assets and product innovation

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 351-363

  Martín de Castro, Gregorio ^a   Delgado Verde, Miriam ^a   Navas López, José E ^a   Cruz González, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Intellectual capital; Knowledge assets; Moderating effects; Spain; Technological innovations

Indexed keywords

INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL; KNOWLEDGE ASSETS; MODERATING EFFECT; SPAIN; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION;

COMPETITION; INDUSTRY; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVEYS; TECHNOLOGY;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

HUMAN CAPITAL; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE; MANUFACTURING; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

SPAIN;

EID: 84871938145     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2012.08.012     Document Type: Article

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