Defense Conversion in Small Companies: Risk, Activities, and Success Assessment

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 245-261

  Hougui, Sadok Z ^a   Shenhar, Aaron J ^b   Dvir, Dov ^c   Tishler, Asher ^d  

^a RAFAEL   (Israel)

^b STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE STUDY ANALYSIS; COMMERCIAL MARKET; DEFENSE CONTRACTOR; DEFENSE INDUSTRY; EMPLOYEE COMMITMENT; MARKETING CAPABILITY; SMALL COMPANIES; STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT;

COMMERCE; CONTRACTORS; MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 52649092452     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015648404569     Document Type: Article

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