Corporate R&D strategy portfolio in Japanese and Australian technology-based firms: An empirical study

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 323-330

  Liao, Ziqi ^a,b,c,d  

^a IEEE   (Australia)

^b Paul F Greenfield   (Singapore)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Japan; Portfolio structure; R D; Strategic management; Technology based companies

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

AUSTRALIA; JAPAN; PORTFOLIO STRUCTURE; STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY BASED COMPANIES;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032203544     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/17.728571     Document Type: Article

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