Networked path towards technology innovation: The case of Taiwan semiconductor manufacturing company

International Journal of Information Technology and Management

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 89-104

  Oh, Ingyu ^a   Kim, Hyuk Rae ^b   Yoneyama, Shigemi ^c  

^a RITSUMEIKAN ASIA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c MUSASHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Flexible networks; Taiwan semiconductor industry; Technological innovation

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; CARRIER COMMUNICATION; FINANCE; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

DEMAND-RESPONSIVE NETWORK STRUCTURES; FLEXIBLE NETWORKS; TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRIES; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 3142721192     PISSN: 14614111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJITM.2004.004787     Document Type: Article

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