An empirical evaluation of the technology cycle time indicator as a measure of the pace of technological progress in superconductor technology

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 127-131

  Kayal, Aymen A ^a   Waters, Robert C ^b  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^b George Washington University   (United States)

Author keywords

Management of technology and innovation; Patents; Superconductor technology; Technological progress; Technology cycle time indicator (tct); Technology measures or indicators; Validity study

Indexed keywords

LIFE CYCLE; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

SUPERCONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY CYCLE TIME INDICATORS;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032652582     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/17.759138     Document Type: Article

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