Opening up strategic technology planning: Extended roadmaps and functional markets

Management Decision

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-91

  Lichtenthaler, Ulrich ^a  

^a WHU OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Corporate strategy; Innovation; Knowledge transfer; Licensing; Strategic management; Technology led strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 38749089377     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251740810846752     Document Type: Article

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