Breadth and depth of technological capabilities in CoPS: The case of the aircraft engine control system

Research Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 7-8, 2000, Pages 895-911

  Prencipe, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aircraft engine control system; CoPS; Technological capabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001681725     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0048-7333(00)00111-6     Document Type: Article

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