Technology management in technology-contingent SMEs

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 70-81

  Dankbaar, Ben ^a,b,c,d  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c VDI   (Germany)

^d Maastricht Economic Res Inst I   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Innovation policy; Small and medium sized enterprises; Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

INNOVATION POLICY; SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES; TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031707602     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijtm.1998.002598     Document Type: Article

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