Competing in the Cauldron of the global economy: Tools, processes, case studies, and theory supporting economic development

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 33, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 130-143

  Allison, Mary Ann ^a   Browning, Sheila ^b,c  

^a Allison Group LLC   (United States)

^b Icaem Insight Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c Society of Organisational Learning   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appreciative inquiry; Dynamic decision modelling; Economic development; Enabling infrastructure; Enterpriser ; Global competition; Micromultinational; Online data gathering; Scottish enterprise

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; DATA REDUCTION; DECISION MAKING; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; ONLINE SYSTEMS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY; DYNAMIC DECISION MODELING; ENABLING INFRASTRUCTURE; ENTERPRISER®; GLOBAL COMPETITION; MICROMULTINATIONAL; ONLINE DATA GATHERING; SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 31144459814     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijtm.2006.008307     Document Type: Article

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