Managerial Social Networks and Ambidexterity of SMEs: The Moderating Role of a Proactive Commitment to Innovation

Human Resource Management

Volumn 54, Issue , 2015, Pages s201-s221

  Heavey, Ciaran ^a   Simsek, Zeki ^b   Fox, Brian Curtis ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambidexterity; Managerial proactiveness; Managerial social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84952715008     PISSN: 00904848     EISSN: 1099050X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrm.21703     Document Type: Article

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