Global production networks and information technology: The case of Taiwan

Industry and Innovation

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 249-265

  Chen, Shin Horng ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL AGGLOMERATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

TAIWAN;

EID: 0036922790     PISSN: 13662716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1366271022000034480     Document Type: Article

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