Approaches to innovation amongst component suppliers: Some smaller firm perspectives

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 12, Issue 7-8, 1996, Pages 808-819

  Oakes, Ian K ^a   Lee, Gloria L ^b,c,d  

^a BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Market concentration; Market diversification; Market pull; Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs); Product process innovation; Smaller component suppliers; Supply chain rationalisation; Technological change; Technology push; Work organization

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; COMPETITION; DECISION MAKING; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MANUFACTURE; MARKETING; MODERNIZATION; PURCHASING;

MARKET CONCENTRATION; MARKET DIVERSIFICATION; MARKET PULL; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER; PRODUCT PROCESS INNOVATION; SMALLER COMPONENT SUPPLIERS; SUPPLY CHAIN RATIONALISATION; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGY PUSH; WORK ORGANIZATION;

TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0030402833     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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