Strengthening the Innovation Chain: The Role of Internal Innovation Climate and Strategic Relationships with Supply Chain Partners

Journal of Supply Chain Management

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 43-58

  Oke, Adegoke ^a   Prajogo, Daniel I ^b   Jayaram, Jayanth ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Innovation climate; Product innovation; Supply chain partner innovativeness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886888803     PISSN: 15232409     EISSN: 1745493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jscm.12031     Document Type: Article

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