Inside the software firm: Co-production of knowledge and KISA in the innovation process

International Journal of Services, Technology and Management

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 115-125

  Martinez Fernandez, M Cristina ^a   Miles, Ian ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c CRIC (Centre for Research on Innovation and Competition)   (United Kingdom)

^d PREST (Policy Research on Engineering Science and Technology)   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Co production of knowledge; Knowledge intensive business activities

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COMPUTER NETWORKS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

CO-PRODUCTION OF KNOWLEDGE; INNOVATION SYSTEM; KNOWLEDGE INTENSIVE BUSINESS ACTIVITIES;

KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS;

EID: 33745800228     PISSN: 14606720     EISSN: 1741525X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijstm.2006.009996     Document Type: Article

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