Success factors of new product development: A review of the empirical literature

International Journal of Management Reviews

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-40

  Ernst, Holger ^a  

^a WHU OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

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EID: 0036102699     PISSN: 14608545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2370.00075     Document Type: Review

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