Institutions, information processing, and organization structure in research and development: Evidence from the semiconductor industry

Research Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 349-373

  West, Jonathan ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Information processing; Institutions; Organization structure; Research and development; Semiconductor industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007319429     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-7333(99)00035-9     Document Type: Article

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