Technology spillovers and informatization in Japan: An analysis of information technology diffusion in large versus small and medium-sized enterprises

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 362-386

  Griffy Brown, Charla ^a,c,d,e,f   Watanabe, Chihiro ^a   Fujisue, Kenzo ^b  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^c Found Adv Studs in Intl Devmt   (Japan)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f KENNEDY SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PUBLIC POLICY; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

LARGE ENTERPRISES (LE); SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SME); TECHNOLOGY SPILLOVERS;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032671182     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: None    
DOI: 10.1504/ijtm.1999.002722     Document Type: Article

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