Identifying enablers of technological innovation for Indian MSMEs using best-worst multi criteria decision making method

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 107, Issue , 2016, Pages 69-79

  Gupta, Himanshu ^a   Barua, Mukesh Kumar ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Best worst method; Entrepreneur; Innovation; MSMEs; Resources

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS; INNOVATION; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

BEST-WORST METHOD; ENTREPRENEUR; MANUFACTURING ORGANIZATIONS; MSMES; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION MAKING METHODS; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION MAKING TECHNIQUE; RESOURCES; SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE;

DECISION MAKING;

DECISION MAKING; ENTREPRENEUR; INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

INDIA;

EID: 84964370198     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2016.03.028     Document Type: Article

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