Thinking styles of technical knowledge workers in the systems of innovation paradigm

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1204-1214

  Amadi Echendu, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Behavioural preferences; Technology management; Thinking styles

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; STATISTICS; SURVEYS;

COGNITIVE MECHANISM; TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE; TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT;

TECHNOLOGY;

KNOWLEDGE; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGY; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 34548306613     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2006.09.002     Document Type: Article

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