An empirical analysis of the determinants of technology roadmap utilization

R and D Management

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 485-508

  Lee, Jung Hoon ^a   Phaal, Robert ^b   Lee, Chihoon ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80155146620     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: 14679310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9310.2011.00657.x     Document Type: Article

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