R & D Project termination decisions: Processes, communication, and personnel changes

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 245-256

  Balachandra, R ^b   Brockhoff, Klaus K ^a   Pearson, Alan W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; COMMUNICATION; INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; MONITORING; PERSONNEL; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL;

PERSONNEL CHANGES; PROJECT MONITORING; PROJECT TERMINATION DECISIONS;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 0030141480     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0737-6782(96)00026-4     Document Type: Article

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