Performance assessment of the lead user idea-generation process for new product development

Management Science

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1042-1059

  Lilien, Gary L ^a   Morrison, Pamela D ^b   Searls, Kathleen ^c   Sonnack, Mary ^d   Von Hippel, Eric ^e  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c ASI Associates   (United States)

^d 3M COMPANY   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Idea generation; Lead users; New product development

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; FORECASTING; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; MARKETING; SALES; SURVEYS;

IDEA GENERATION; LEAD USERS; NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0036697813     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.48.8.1042.171     Document Type: Article

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