Achieving organization vitality through innovation and flexibility: An empirical study

Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 145-156

  Bishwas, Sumant Kumar ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Change; Flexibility; Growth; Innovation; Performance; Survival; Vitality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928317493     PISSN: 09722696     EISSN: 09740198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40171-014-0089-2     Document Type: Article

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