Antecedents, moderators, and outcomes of innovation climate and open innovation: An empirical study in SMEs

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 118, Issue , 2017, Pages 134-142

  Popa, Simona ^a   Soto Acosta, Pedro ^b   Martinez Conesa, Isabel ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Environmental moderators; Human resources practices; Innovation climate; Open innovation; Organizational factors

Indexed keywords

MODERATORS;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMISMS; INNOVATION MANAGEMENT; OPEN INNOVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL FACTORS; SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING;

INNOVATION;

COMPETITIVENESS; HUMAN RESOURCE; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INNOVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

EID: 85014747391     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2017.02.014     Document Type: Article

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