Technological interdependence and knowledge diffusion in the building of national innovative capacity: The role of Taiwan's chemical industry

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 298-312

  Hu, Mei Chih ^a   Tseng, Chun Yao ^b  

^a FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chemical industry; Knowledge diffusion; National innovative capacity; Process innovation; Technological interdependence

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DATA REDUCTION; INNOVATION; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

KNOWLEDGE DIFFUSION; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL INTERDEPENDENCE;

TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; INNOVATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 33847180482     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2006.04.001     Document Type: Article

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