Import-led technological capability: A comparative analysis of Indian and Indonesian manufacturing firms

Technovation

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 979-993

  Madanmohan, T R ^a   Kumar, Uma ^b,c   Kumar, Vinod ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT BANGALORE   (India)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c INDUSTRY CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

India; Indonesia; Manufacturing firms; Technological capability

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MANUFACTURING FIRMS; TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITY;

COMPETITION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; MARKETING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

EID: 9944223182     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4972(03)00030-0     Document Type: Article

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