Entrepreneurial orientation and market orientation as drivers of product innovation success: A study of exporters from a developing economy

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 57-81

  Boso, Nathaniel ^a   Cadogan, John W ^a   Story, Vicky M ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

entrepreneurial oriented behaviour; export market oriented behaviour; export product innovation; exports

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872510172     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242611400469     Document Type: Article

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