Action research for international information technology transfer: A methodology and a network model

Technovation

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 421-429

  Séror, Ann C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

ACTION RESEARCH; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTERACTIVE NETWORK MODEL; INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNICAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 0030217444     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-4972(96)00032-6     Document Type: Article

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