The Mediating Role of Strategic Orientations on the Relationship between Ambidexterity-Oriented Decisions and Innovative Ambidexterity

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 666-684

  Kortmann, Sebastian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISMS; INCREMENTAL INNOVATION; STRATEGIC DIRECTION; STRATEGIC ORIENTATION; STRATEGY FORMULATIONS; STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATIONS; TOP MANAGEMENT TEAMS;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 84937818841     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: 15405885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpim.12151     Document Type: Article

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