Selecting R&D projects for technology-based innovation: An application of the core model approach

IEEM 2009 - IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 974-977

  Cheung, Michael Tow ^a   Greenfield, Paul F ^b   Liao, Ziqi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Core model; Knowledge management; Project selection; R D; Technology based innovation

Indexed keywords

CORE MODEL; MODEL DESCRIPTION; PROJECT SELECTION; TECHNOLOGY-BASED INNOVATIONS;

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; TECHNOLOGY;

INNOVATION;

EID: 77949517536     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEEM.2009.5373527     Document Type: Conference Paper

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