Exploring the operating efficiency of Technology Development Programs by an intellectual capital perspective - A case study of Taiwan

Technovation

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 374-383

  Lu, Wen Min ^a   Hung, Shiu Wan ^b  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Intellectual capital; Technology Development Programs

Indexed keywords

EVALUATION SYSTEM; INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL; MULTI-FACTOR; NON-PARAMETRIC STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; OPERATING EFFICIENCY; PERFORMANCE MODEL; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; PRIVATE SECTORS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SEQUENTIAL DATA; TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION; TWO-STAGE PROCESS;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH;

TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 79959981152     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2010.10.008     Document Type: Article

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