Business model innovation: The effects of exploratory orientation, opportunity recognition, and entrepreneurial bricolage in an emerging economy

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 533-549

  Guo, Hai ^a   Su, Zhongfeng ^b   Ahlstrom, David ^c  

^a Renmin University of China   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c The Chinese University of Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Business model innovation; China; Entrepreneurial bricolage; Exploratory orientation; Opportunity recognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938817639     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-015-9428-x     Document Type: Article

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