A model of technology strategy development for Iranian nano-composite companies;Technologijos strategijos vystymo modelis Irano nanokompozitų kompanijose

Technological and Economic Development of Economy

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-42

  Ghazinoory, Sepehr ^a   Farazkish, Mahdieh ^b  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Hi tech companies strategy; Iran; Nano composite; Nanotechnology; Technology strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952924564     PISSN: 20294913     EISSN: 20294921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/tede.2010.02     Document Type: Article

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