Innovative behavior and venture performance of SMEs: The moderating effect of environmental dynamism

European Journal of Innovation Management

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 195-217

  Omri, Waleed ^a  

^a Limoges University   (France)

Author keywords

Innovation; Organizational innovation; Performance; Small to medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929740203     PISSN: 14601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EJIM-02-2013-0015     Document Type: Article

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