Technology strategies of large enterprises in Indian industry: Some explorations

World Development

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1683-1700

  Basant, Rakesh ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Asia; India; Industrial policy; Research and development; Strategy; Technology

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY CHOICE;

INDIA;

EID: 0031430883     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(97)00057-0     Document Type: Article

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