The French defence industry in the knowledge management era: A historical overview and evidence from empirical data

Research Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 170-180

  Guillou, Sarah ^a   Lazaric, Nathalie ^a   Longhi, Christian ^a   Rochhia, Sylvie ^a  

^a GREDEG CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Defence industry; Innovation; Knowledge management practices; R D; Technological performance

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; INDUSTRY; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

DEFENCE INDUSTRY; EMPIRICAL DATUMS; EUROPEANS; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HISTORICAL OVERVIEWS; INNOVATIVE BEHAVIOURS; MARKET FOR TECHNOLOGIES; NATIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS; ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS; QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWS; QUANTITATIVE INFORMATIONS; RECENT DEVELOPMENTS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGICAL DATABASES; TECHNOLOGICAL INTENSITIES; TECHNOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE; TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 57849164499     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2008.10.015     Document Type: Article

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