Factors differentiating the commercialization of disruptive and sustaining technologies

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 375-387

  Kassicieh, Suleiman K ^a   Walsh, Steven T ^a   Cummings, John C ^b   McWhorter, Paul J ^b   Romig, Alton D ^b   Williams, W David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Disruptive technology; Technology commercialization; Technology management factor analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; DECISION MAKING; INDUSTRY; INVESTMENTS; MARKETING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION; TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT FACTOR ANALYSIS;

TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0036880884     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2002.807293     Document Type: Article

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