Technological assets accumulation and organisational structure in Spanish telecommunications equipment manufacturing companies: A case study

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 40-56

  Nieto, Mariano ^a   Pérez, Waldo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Asset endowment; Asset leverage; Case studies; Innovation; Organisational structure; R D; Technological assets accumulation; Telecommunications equipment manufacturers

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY;

ASSET ENDOWMENT; ASSET LEVERAGE; INNOVATION; ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE; TECHNOLOGICAL ASSETS ACCUMULATION;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 1342266184     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2004.003880     Document Type: Article

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