Abstract
Converging technology has received much attention from scholars at home and abroad in recent years. From the technology management perspective, this study classified the existing literatures as four aspects: the inevitability of its emergence and the concept, the impact it brought, the analytical methods, convergence status and developing trend. According to the above four aspects, this study compared the similarities and differences between domestic and foreign studies, analyzed the inadequacies of the current study and further probed into the direction of future research.
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Miao, H., Qin, Lf., Huang, Lc. (2013). Status and Prospect on Converging Technology: Technology Management Perspective. In: Qi, E., Shen, J., Dou, R. (eds) The 19th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38427-1_58
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