Technology innovation and knowledge management in the high-tech industry

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 3-19

  Lu, Iuan Yuan ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h}   Wang, Chun Hsien ^a   Mao, Chin Jen ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FORTUNE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c Chinese Society for Quality   (China)

^d China Steel Crop ^*  (China)

^e Electronics Testing Center (ETC)   (Taiwan)

^f Chinese Inst of Indust Engineering   (China)

^g Chinese Management of Technology Society   (China)

^h Board of the Asian Network for Quality   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

High technology firms; Knowledge management (KM); Technology innovation

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; DECISION MAKING; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INNOVATION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

HIGH TECHNOLOGY FIRMS; TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION; TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34547457737     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2007.013437     Document Type: Article

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