Innovation sources of large and small technology-based firms

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-18

  Bommer, Michael ^a   Jalajas, David S ^b  

^a CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Firm size; Innovation management; New product ideas; Product development; Product innovation; R D; Sources of innovation

Indexed keywords

MARKETING; PROCESS ENGINEERING; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY;

FIRM SIZE; INNOVATION MANAGEMENT; NEW PRODUCT IDEAS; SMALL MEDIUM ENTERPRISES;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 1542285920     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2003.822462     Document Type: Article

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