Using metrics to assess the disruptiveness of a technology

28th Annual National Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management 2007 - Innovation Management: Innovation in a Flattened World, ASEM 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 325-335

  Ganguly, Anirban ^a   Nilchiani, Roshanak ^a   Farr, John V ^a  

^a STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Case study; Disruptive technology; Metrics

Indexed keywords

DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; INITIAL STAGES; METRICS; NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; PERFORMANCE METRICS; PRODUCTS AND SERVICES;

COMMERCE; INNOVATION;

TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84880068882     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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