Success Patterns of Exploratory and Exploitative Innovation: A Meta-Analysis of the Influence of Institutional Factors

Journal of Management

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1606-1636

  Mueller, Verena ^a   Rosenbusch, Nina ^b   Bausch, Andreas ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

exploitative innovation; exploratory innovation; firm performance; national culture; neo institutionalism; social welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881071465     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206313484516     Document Type: Article

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