Measuring technological capability and performance

R and D Management

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 421-438

  Coombs, Joseph E ^a   Bierly III, Paul E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

^b JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33748947514     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: 14679310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9310.2006.00444.x     Document Type: Article

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