Career orientations of R&D professionals in Korea

R and D Management

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 121-138

  Kim, Youngbae ^a   Cha, Jongseok ^b  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)   (South Korea)

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EID: 0034419315     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9310.00163     Document Type: Article

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