A quality management model for research institutes responsible for government-supported R&D projects

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 16, Issue 4-6, 1998, Pages 393-404

  Chang, Pao Long ^a,b,c,d,e   Hsu, Chiung Wen ^a,f,g  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e Institute of Management Sciences   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^g Indust Technol Res Inst's O

Author keywords

Government supported R D; Quality management model; R D performance; R D project management; R D results; Technology commercial application; Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERFORMANCE; PERSONNEL; PLANNING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

IMPLEMENTATION STRUCTURE; QUALITY MANAGEMENT MODEL;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031640016     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijtm.1998.002670     Document Type: Article

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