Modifying BSC for national nanotechnology development: An implication for "social capital" role in NIS theory

Technological and Economic Development of Economy

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 487-503

  Ghazinoory, Sepehr ^a   Soofi, Abdol ^b  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PLATTEVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Balanced Scorecard; National Innovation System; National Iranian Nanotechnology Initiative; social capital; Strategy Map

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867265201     PISSN: 20294913     EISSN: 20294921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/20294913.2012.707630     Document Type: Article

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