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Slack resources and innovation in Vietnamese SMEs: A behavioural, stewardship, and institutional perspective

From the book: Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Vietnam

Innovation Slack Institutional economics
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Slack resources and innovation in Vietnamese SMEs: A behavioural, stewardship, and institutional perspective

Slack resources are usually identified as an endogenous motivation for firms’ innovation. Still, it is crucial to assess the importance of slack in supporting innovation, especially in different institutional contexts...

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