Exploring the miracle: Strategy and management of the knowledge base in the aeronautics industry

International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 15-39

  Acha, Virginia ^a   Brusoni, Stefano ^b   Prencipe, Andrea ^c,d  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aeronautics; Aircraft; Complex product systems; Knowledge base; Systems integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349858831     PISSN: 02198770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S021987700700093X     Document Type: Article

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