Product innovation processes in small firms: Combining entrepreneurial effectuation and managerial causation

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 616-635

  Berends, Hans ^a   Jelinek, Mariann ^b   Reymen, Isabelle ^c   Stultiëns, Rutger ^d  

^a VU University   (Netherlands)

^b The College of William Mary Mason School of Business Department of Finance   (United States)

^c EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^d Chematronics BV   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; INNOVATION; INVESTMENTS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH;

CUSTOMER KNOWLEDGE; EXTERNAL RESOURCES; MULTIMETHOD STUDIES; NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PRODUCT INNOVATION; PRODUCT INNOVATION PROCESS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SMALL MANUFACTURING FIRMS;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 84897992246     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: 15405885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpim.12117     Document Type: Article

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