A comparison of US and Japanese technology management and innovation

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 13, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 601-614

  LeBlanc, Larry J ^{a,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l}   Nash, Robert ^b   Gallagher, Daniel ^c   Gonda, Kinji ^d   Kakizaki, Fumihiko ^d  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAP RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY   (Japan)

^e NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f LINKÖPING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^h TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^j UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^k ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^l INRO   (Netherlands)

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Author keywords

Japan; Technological innovation; Technology management; USA

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING; FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION; TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0030673751     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijtm.1997.001683     Document Type: Review

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