Predicting Technical Communication in Product Development Organizations

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 215-222

  Morelli, Mark D ^a   Eppinger, Steven D ^a   Gulati, Rosaline K ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS; TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 0029358530     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: 15580040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/17.403739     Document Type: Article

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