Understanding the standardization strategies in China from the perspective of Actor-network Theory

2nd International Conference on Information Science and Engineering, ICISE2010 - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 3341-3344

  Zhan, Ailan ^a   Liu, Shan ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Actor network theory; ICT industry; Innovation; Standardization

Indexed keywords

ACTOR NETWORK THEORY; ICT INDUSTRIES; MADE IN CHINA; MANUFACTURING PRODUCTS;

CIRCUIT THEORY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INFORMATION SCIENCE; STANDARDIZATION;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 79951963641     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICISE.2010.5691142     Document Type: Conference Paper

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