Radical innovation, market orientation, and risk-taking in Chinese new ventures: An exploratory study

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 47-76

  Cai, Li ^a   Yu, Xiaoyu ^b   Liu, Qing ^a   Nguyen, Bang ^c  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Market orientation; New ventures; Radical innovation; Risk taking

Indexed keywords

RISK MANAGEMENT;

CHINA; MARKET ORIENTATION; NEW VENTURES; RADICAL INNOVATION; RISK TAKING;

COMMERCE;

EID: 84919341607     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2015.065896     Document Type: Article

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