Is faster really better? An empirical test of the implications of innovation speed

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 2-12

  Kessler, Eric H ^a   Bierly III, Paul E ^b  

^a PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; Demographic dynamism; Development cost; Environmental uncertainty; Innovation speed; New product development; Product quality; Product radicalness; Technological dynamism; Technology sourcing

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

DEMOGRAPHIC DYNAMISM; INNOVATION SPEED; PRODUCT INNOVATION; PRODUCT QUALITY; PRODUCT RADICALNESS; TECHNOLOGICAL DYNAMISM; TECHNOLOGY SOURCING;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0036475856     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/17.985742     Document Type: Article

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