THE RELATIONSHIPS between LEADERSHIP, WORK ENGAGEMENT and EMPLOYEE INNOVATIVE PERFORMANCE: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE from the INDIAN R&D CONTEXT

International Journal of Innovation Management

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2017, Pages

  Gupta, Vishal ^a   Singh, Shailendra ^b   Bhattacharya, Abhijit ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT   (India)

Author keywords

innovative performance; innovative work behaviours; Leadership; R D management; work engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015806964     PISSN: 13639196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1363919617500554     Document Type: Article

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