Top Management Support of R&D Projects: A Strategic Leadership Perspective

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 223-232

  Green, Stephen G ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP PERSPECTIVE; TOP MANAGEMENT SUPPORT;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0029359564     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: 15580040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/17.403740     Document Type: Article

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