IS SLACK GOOD OR BAD FOR INNOVATION?

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Abstract

This article suggests that there is an inverse U-shaped relationship between slack and innovation in organizations: both too much and too little slack may be detrimental to innovation. Two related ...

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Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Innovation and Knowledge Management Global and Cross-Cultural Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Publication Details

Published in: Academy of Management Journal

Volume 39, Issue 5, pp. 1245-1264

DOI: 10.2307/256998

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