Ownership, technological intensities, and economic performance in South Africa

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 36, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 166-189

  Rasiah, Rajah ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b Department of Technology and Innovation Policy ^*  (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Economic performance; Ownership; South Africa; Technology

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE; PERSONNEL; PRODUCTION CONTROL; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY CONTROL;

ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; OWNERSHIP; SOUTH AFRICA; TECHNOLOGICAL INTENSITY;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

EID: 33745603435     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijtm.2006.009967     Document Type: Article

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