Using DEMATEL method to explore the core competences and causal effect of the IC design service company: An empirical case study

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 6262-6268

  Lin, Ya Ti ^a   Yang, Yeou Herng ^a   Kang, Jin Su ^a   Yu, Hsiao Cheng ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Core competence; DEMATEL; IC design service; Semiconductor industry

Indexed keywords

CORE COMPETENCE; DEMATEL; DEMATEL METHODS; DESIGN CAPABILITY; EMPIRICAL CASE STUDIES; IC DESIGNS; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGNS; INTERACTIVE RELATIONSHIPS; SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY;

DESIGN; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 79151478926     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2010.11.092     Document Type: Article

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