Virtuous cycle between R&D, functionality development and assimilation capacity for competitive strategy in Japan's high-technology industry

Technovation

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 879-900

  Watanabe, C ^a   Asgari, B ^a   Nagamatsu, A ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Competitive strategy; Functionality development; Japan's high technology industry; Self propagating structure; Versatality

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; DECISION MAKING; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

ASSIMILATION CAPACITY;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0141504221     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4972(02)00041-X     Document Type: Article

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