In search of efficiency-concurrent concept elaboration and improvement

Technovation

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 753-760

  Kling, Ragnar ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Development; Efficiency; Improvement; Participation; Process; Product; Software

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; EFFICIENCY; IMPROVEMENT; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MAINTENANCE; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

DEVELOPMENT; PARTICIPATION; PROCESS; PRODUCT;

COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE;

EID: 33646479511     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2005.06.005     Document Type: Article

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