Leveraging on systemic learning to manage the early phases of product innovation projects

R and D Management

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 377-392

  Verganti, Roberto ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

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EID: 0031497916     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9310.00072     Document Type: Article

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