• DocumentCode
    2419321
  • Title

    Practices of technology monitoring and project evaluation in a sample of Brazilian companies

  • Author

    Yu, Abraham S.

  • Author_Institution
    Sao Paulo Univ.
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    27-31 Jul 1997
  • Firstpage
    396
  • Abstract
    Summary form only given as follows. The opening up of Brazilian economy has brought drastic restructuring of local corporate strategies, and therefore subsequent modification of technology strategies. This study analyzes changes in the practices of technology monitoring and R&D project screening and evaluation through twelve companies. The results indicate that these companies are focusing on fewer products and are more attuned to their clients
  • Keywords
    PERT; project management; research and development management; Brazil; Brazilian companies; R&D project screening; local corporate strategies restructuring; project evaluation; technology monitoring; technology strategies modification; Decision support systems; Engineering management; Environmental management; Monitoring; Process design; Project management; Research and development; Research and development management; Systems engineering and theory; Visual BASIC;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Innovation in Technology Management - The Key to Global Leadership. PICMET '97: Portland International Conference on Management and Technology
  • Conference_Location
    Portland, OR
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3574-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PICMET.1997.653435
  • Filename
    653435