Developing the `right' breakthrough product/service: An umbrella methodology - Part A

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 544-562

  Noori, Hamid ^a,b   Munro, Hugh ^a   Deszca, Gene ^a,c   McWilliams, Brenda ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c School of Business and Economics

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PRODUCT DESIGN; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; VALUE ENGINEERING;

BACKCASTING; BREAKTHROUGH PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (BTP/S);

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032637974     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: None    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.1999.002732     Document Type: Article

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