Framework for assessing technological innovation capability in research and technology organizations

Journal of Business Economics and Management

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 825-847

  Mortazavi Ravari, Sara Sadat ^a   Mehrabanfar, Ehsan ^b   Banaitis, Audrius ^c   Banaitienė, Nerija ^c  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM INDUSTRY RIPI   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

ANP; Fuzzy DEMATEL model; innovation; research and technology organization (RTO); research institute of petroleum industry (RIPI); technology; technology innovation capability (TIC)

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006952492     PISSN: 16111699     EISSN: 20294433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/16111699.2016.1253607     Document Type: Article

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