Technological diversification and assimilation of spillover technology: Canon's scenario for sustainable growth

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 941-959

  Watanabe, Chihiro ^a   Matsumoto, Kiyofumi ^b   Hur, Jae Yong ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b CANON INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

Assimilation of spillover technology; Canon; Operating income to sales; Technological diversification

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MACHINERY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; TRAJECTORIES;

INDUSTIRAL SOCIETY; SPILLOVER TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGICAL DIVERSIFICATION;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

SPILLOVER EFFECT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 11344259344     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1625(03)00069-6     Document Type: Article

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