Managerial Incentive and External Knowledge Acquisition Under Technological Uncertainty: A Nested System Perspective

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 214-228

  Tian, Yan ^a   Li, Yuan ^b   Wei, Zelong ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

Author keywords

Knowledge acquisition; Managerial incentive; System; Technological uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CHINESE FIRMS; MANAGERIAL INCENTIVES; MODERATING EFFECT; SYSTEM; TECHNOLOGICAL UNCERTAINTY; U-SHAPED;

INDUSTRY; MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION;

EID: 84878138522     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: 10991743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.2177     Document Type: Article

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