The innovation decision: An economic analysis

Technovation

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 766-773

  Du, Jun ^a   Love, James H ^a   Roper, Stephen ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Innovation

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; MANUFACTURE;

ALTERNATIVE MODELS; INNOVATION DECISIONS; INNOVATION EFFECTS; MANUFACTURING FIRMS;

INNOVATION;

EID: 35548956885     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2007.05.008     Document Type: Article

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