Systematic search as a source of technical innovation: An empirical test

Journal of Engineering and Technology Management - JET-M

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 329-346

  Fiet, James O ^a   Norton, William I ^a   Clouse, Van G H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alertness; Discovery; Exploitation; Systematic search; Technical innovation

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; SEARCH ENGINES;

DISCOVERY; EMPIRICAL TEST; EXPLOITATION; SYSTEMATIC SEARCH; TECHNICAL INNOVATION;

INNOVATION;

EID: 36248957011     PISSN: 09234748     EISSN: 18791719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jengtecman.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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