Managing the exploitation/exploration paradox: The role of a learning capability and innovation ambidexterity

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 262-278

  Lin, Hsing Er ^a   McDonough III, Edward F ^b   Lin, Shu Jou ^c   Lin, Carol Yeh Yun ^d  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRY; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; PROFITABILITY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

BUSINESS PERFORMANCE; CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER; LEARNING CAPABILITIES; PRIMARY DATA; PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH; RADICAL INNOVATION; RESOURCE-BASED VIEW; SIMULTANEOUS ACHIEVEMENT; STRATEGIC BUSINESS UNITS;

INNOVATION;

EID: 84873474346     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: 15405885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5885.2012.00998.x     Document Type: Article

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