How do engineering managers evaluate technologies for acquisition? A review of the electronics industry

EMJ - Engineering Management Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 44-52

  Daim, Tugrul U ^a   Kocaoglu, Dundar F ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronics manufacturing; Technology acquisition; Technology evaluation

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; MANUFACTURE; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ACQUISITION STRATEGIES; ELECTRONIC INDUSTRIES; ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING; ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY; ENGINEERING MANAGERS; EVALUATION STRATEGIES; TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITIONS; TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION;

MANAGERS;

EID: 54549095961     PISSN: 10429247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10429247.2008.11431776     Document Type: Article

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