Analysis, ranking and selection of R & D projects in a portfolio

R and D Management

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 139-148

  Linton, Jonathan D ^a   Walsh, Steven T ^b   Morabito, Joseph ^c  

^a POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

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EID: 0036001529     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9310.00246     Document Type: Article

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