The changing technological profile of the leading ICT firms: Evidence from US Patent data, 1981-2000

Industry and Innovation

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 353-372

  Rao, P M ^a   Vemuri, Vijaya K ^a   Galvin, Peter ^b  

^a LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 10844267581     PISSN: 13662716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1366271042000289351     Document Type: Article

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