Experience, experimentation, and the accumulation of knowledge: The evolution of R&D in the semiconductor industry

Research Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 809-825

  West, Jonathan ^a   Iansiti, Marco ^a  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Experience; Experimentation; Semiconductors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867953195     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-7333(02)00090-2     Document Type: Article

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