Innovation implementation in high technology manufacturing: A chaos-theoretic empirical analysis

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 471-494

  Jayanthi, Shekhar ^a   Sinha, Kingshuk K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chaos theory; High technology manufacturing; Innovation implementation

Indexed keywords

CHAOS THEORY; DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HIGH TECHNOLOGY MANUFACTURING; WAFER FABRICATION PLANT;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0032119035     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0272-6963(98)00025-4     Document Type: Article

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