Breakthrough innovation: The roles of dynamic innovation capabilities and open innovation activities

Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 444-454

  Cheng, Colin C J ^a   Chen, Ja Shen ^a  

^a YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Breakthrough innovation; Business performance; Dynamic innovation capabilities; Innovation; Managers; Open innovation; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879919897     PISSN: 08858624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/08858621311330281     Document Type: Article

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