R&D, productivity, and market value: An empirical study from high-technology firms

Omega (United Kingdom)

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 143-155

  Wang, Chun Hsien ^a   Lu, Yung Hsiang ^a   Huang, Chin Wei ^b   Lee, Jun Yen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Intermediate outputs; Marketability efficiency; Profitability efficiency; R D value chain

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; COMMERCE; DECISION MAKING; PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY; PROFITABILITY;

HIGH TECHNOLOGY FIRMS; INTERMEDIATE OUTPUT; MARKET VALUES; MARKETABILITY EFFICIENCY; PRODUCTION ACTIVITY; PRODUCTION RESEARCH; PROFITABILITY EFFICIENCY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT VALUE CHAIN; VALUE CHAINS;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84866034118     PISSN: 03050483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.omega.2011.12.011     Document Type: Article

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