Technological knowledge and firm performance of pharmaceutical firms

Journal of Intellectual Capital

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 20-33

  Subbanarasimha, P N ^a   Ahmad, S ^a   Mallya, Sudhirkumar N ^b  

^a ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b i2 Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Knowledge; Measurement; Pharmaceutical industry; Technology; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 14344265702     PISSN: 14691930     EISSN: 1758468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14691930310455360     Document Type: Review

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