The more interactive, the more innovative? A case study of South Korean cellular phone manufacturers

Technovation

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 75-87

  Hu, Jin Li ^a   Hsu, Yu Hsueh ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Hon Hai Precision Industry   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cellular phone industry; Developing economy; Innovation; R D efficiency

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INNOVATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SOUTH KOREA;

CELLULAR PHONE INDUSTRY; CELLULAR PHONE MAKERS; DEVELOPING ECONOMY; EXTERNAL COMPETITION;

MOBILE PHONES;

EID: 37249025271     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2007.07.010     Document Type: Article

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