How unlearning affects radical innovation: The dynamics of social capital and slack resources

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 87, Issue , 2014, Pages 152-163

  Yang, Kuo Pin ^a   Chou, Christine ^a   Chiu, Yu Jen ^a  

^a NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Organizational unlearning; Radical innovation; Slack resources; Social capital

Indexed keywords

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES; ORGANIZATIONAL BOUNDARIES; ORGANIZATIONAL UNLEARNING; RADICAL INNOVATION; SLACK RESOURCES; SOCIAL CAPITALS; SOCIAL RELATIONS; TWO-DIMENSION;

INNOVATION;

HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; INNOVATION; RESEARCH WORK; SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL NETWORK; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 84904123606     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2013.12.014     Document Type: Article

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