The R&D Cycle: The influence of product and process R&D on short-term ROI

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 114-123

  Zif, Jehiel ^a,b   McCarthy, Daniel J ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Process r d; Product r d; R d expenditures; R d relationships; S curve; Short term roi

Indexed keywords

FINANCE; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BUDGET; SHORT TERM RETURN ON INVESTMENT;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031143029     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/17.584920     Document Type: Article

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