Role of innovation in the relationship between organizational culture and firm performance: A study of the banking sector in Turkey

European Journal of Innovation Management

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 92-117

  Uzkurt, Cevahir ^a   Kumar, Rachna ^b   Kimzan, Halil Semih ^a   Eminoǧlu, Gözde ^a  

^a ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bank sector; Banking; Firm performance; Innovation; Innovativeness; Organizational culture; Performance management; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872283528     PISSN: 14601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14601061311292878     Document Type: Article

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