The case study as research heuristic: Lessons from the R&D value mapping project

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 91-103

  Bozeman, Barry ^a   Klein, Hans K ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Case study; Methodology; National laboratories; R D value mapping; Research evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004903919     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7189(98)00045-7     Document Type: Article

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