Technology management control: a conceptual approach for technology-based enterprises

International Journal of Technology Intelligence and Planning

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 115-130

  Jung, Hans Helmuth ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

technology management; technology management control; technology management control system; technology based enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899841122     PISSN: 17402832     EISSN: 17402840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTIP.2004.004931     Document Type: Article

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