Knowledge and continuous innovation the CIMA methodology

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 490-503

  Boer, Harry ^a   Caffyn, Sarah ^b   Corso, Mariano ^c   Coughlan, Paul ^d   Gieskes, José ^e   Magnusson, Mats ^f   Pavesi, Sara ^a   Ronchi, Stefano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^e CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^f POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Innovation; Katzen; Learning; New product development

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035635511     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570110381390     Document Type: Article

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