The effects of social ties on innovation behavior and new product performance in emerging economies: evidence from Turkey

Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2020, Pages 699-719

  Yeniaras, Volkan ^a   Kaya, Ilker ^b   Ashill, Nick ^b  

^a OZYEGIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

business ties; Competitive intensity; Demand uncertainty; Exploitative innovation; Exploratory innovation; Government support; Institutional environment; Market environment; New product performance; Political ties; Social ties; Technological turbulence

Indexed keywords

EID: 85083067015     PISSN: 08858624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JBIM-12-2018-0371     Document Type: Article

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