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IS SLACK GOOD OR BAD FOR INNOVATION?
Academy of Management Journal · 1996 · Vol. 39(5) · pp. 1245–1264
Nitin Nohria✉(Harvard University)Ranjay Gulati(Midwestern University)
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 ...
Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesInnovation and Knowledge ManagementGlobal and Cross-Cultural ManagementOrganizational behaviorBusinessMarketingEconomicsIndustrial organizationPsychologyMicroeconomicsProcess managementOperations managementKnowledge management
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