Organizational unlearning, innovation outcomes, and performance: The moderating effect of firm size

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 803-809

  Leal Rodríguez, Antonio Luis ^a   Eldridge, Stephen ^b   Roldán, José Luis ^c   Leal Millán, Antonio Genaro ^c   Ortega Gutiérrez, Jaime ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD LOYOLA ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Business performance; Firm size; Innovation outcomes; Organizational unlearning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923104059     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2014.11.032     Document Type: Article

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