Searching for an effective measure of R&D performance

Management Decision

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 49-57

  Chiesa, Vittorio ^a   Masella, Christina ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Measurement; Performance; R D; Value

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986016994     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251749610124909     Document Type: Article

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