Developing and evaluating scales to assess innovation networks

International Journal of Technology Intelligence and Planning

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 402-420

  Rampersad, Giselle ^a   Quester, Pascale ^b   Troshani, Indrit ^c  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication; Coordination; Innovation; Innovation management; Innovation networks; Innovation scales; Planning; R D efficiency; Technology; Technology management

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; PLANNING;

COORDINATION; FINANCIAL ASPECTS; INNOVATION MANAGEMENT; INNOVATION NETWORK; POWER DISTRIBUTIONS; QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL FACTOR; TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENTS;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 77954084893     PISSN: 17402832     EISSN: 17402840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTIP.2009.029378     Document Type: Article

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