The impact of service innovation on firm performance

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 15-16, 2013, Pages 1599-1632

  Lin, Lei ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; firm performance; service innovation; service quality; tourism

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INNOVATION; SERVICE SECTOR; TOURISM;

CHINA;

EID: 84890412559     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: 17439507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642069.2011.638712     Document Type: Article

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