Acquisition of technological knowledge in small and medium-sized manufacturing companies in Sweden

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 18, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 353-371

  Belotti, Catherine ^a,c   Turälv, Claes ^b,d  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Inst Mgmt of Innov and Technol   (Sweden)

^c Swedish Department of Industry   (Sweden)

^d Swedish Department of Industry ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

COLLABORATION STRATEGIES; INNOVATION; SWEDEN; TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 0032596745     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: None    
DOI: 10.1504/ijtm.1999.002765     Document Type: Article

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