'Reinventing' industrial basic research

Research Technology Management

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-36

  Eidt Jr , Clarence M ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Cohen, Roger W ^c,g,h,i,j,k  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^b Exxon's Corporate Research Unit   (United States)

^c R and D Lab   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e SAE   (United States)

^f Industrial Research Unit   (United States)

^g Industrial Research Unit ^*

^h MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

ⁱ RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j SARNOFF CORPORATION   (United States)

^k AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

HIGH MARGIN SPECIALTY PRODUCTS; HIGH VOLUME COMMODITIES; INDUSTRIAL BASIC RESEARCH; LEAD TIMES;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH;

EID: 0030737078     PISSN: 08956308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08956308.1997.11671100     Document Type: Review

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