Technological capability assessment as an input for strategic planning: Case studies at Electricité de France and Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand

Technovation

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 359-390

  Panda, H ^a,b   Ramanathan, K ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b South East Asia Technology Company ^*  (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC POLICY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT;

STRATEGIC PLANNING;

EID: 0031185666     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4972(97)00010-2     Document Type: Article

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