Parent-subsidiary communication in international biotechnology r&d

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 56-68

  Stock, Gregory N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; DATA PROCESSING; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SURVEYS; TECHNOLOGY;

INTERNATIONAL BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS; PARENT SUBSIDIARY COMMUNICATION;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0030082612     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/17.491269     Document Type: Article

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