• DocumentCode
    2329766
  • Title

    R&D as a technology engine

  • Author

    Fernandes, António S C

  • Author_Institution
    UTL, Inst. Superior Tecnico, Lisboa, Portugal
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    2002
  • Firstpage
    550
  • Abstract
    An economic model that takes knowledge, technology and capital, as prime production factors is used to interpret the importance of technology. The model defines technology and its value, discriminating from capital thus identifying R & D as the major technology production process. It also suggests that there is a default tendency, in every firm, to technology impoverishment and capital affluence.
  • Keywords
    economics; knowledge management; production; research and development management; technology management; R&D; capital affluence; default tendency; economic model; knowledge; production factors; technology impoverishment; technology production process; Educational institutions; Engines; History; Modems; Power generation economics; Production; Research and development; Sociology; Supply chains; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Engineering Management Conference, 2002. IEMC '02. 2002 IEEE International
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7385-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEMC.2002.1038494
  • Filename
    1038494