Current practices in the evaluation of US industrial modernization programs

Research Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 185-214

  Shapira, Philip ^a   Youtie, Jan ^a   Roessner, J David ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0040454839     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0048-7333(95)00863-2     Document Type: Article

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