Enhancing the firm's innovation capability through knowledge management: A study of high technology firms in China

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 305-317

  Yang, Jie ^a   Rui, Mingjie ^b   Wang, Jinjun ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate growth; Innovation capability; Knowledge acquisition; Knowledge innovation

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CORPORATE GROWTH; HIGH TECHNOLOGY FIRMS; INNOVATION CAPABILITY; KNOWLEDGE INNOVATION;

KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS;

EID: 33746332020     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2006.010269     Document Type: Article

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