How R&D management practice affects innovation performance: An investigation of the high-tech industry in Taiwan

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 106, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 966-996

  Huang, Eugenia Y ^a   Lin, Shu Chiung ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TATUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Innovation; Performance appraisal; Research and development; Technology led strategy

Indexed keywords

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; PERFORMANCE; SOCIAL ASPECTS; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

INNOVATION; PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY LED STRATEGY;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33747105489     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635570610688887     Document Type: Article

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