Performance and R and D expenditures in American and Japanese manufacturing firms

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3333-3348

  Co, H C ^a   Chew, K S ^b  

^a GARDNER WEBB UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Republic of Singapore Air Force   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; DATA REDUCTION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS (DEA);

COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0031332966     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075497194101     Document Type: Article

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