Entrepreneurial orientation in turbulent environments: The moderating role of absorptive capacity

Research Policy

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1353-1369

  Engelen, Andreas ^a   Kube, Harald ^a   Schmidt, Susanne ^a   Flatten, Tessa Christina ^b  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Absorptive capacity; Entrepreneurial orientation; Survey research

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING; INNOVATION;

ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY; DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES; EMPIRICAL FINDINGS; ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION; RESOURCE-BASED VIEW; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; SURVEY RESEARCH; TURBULENT ENVIRONMENTS;

SURVEYS;

EID: 84905098759     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2014.03.002     Document Type: Article

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