Timing and quality decisions for entrepreneurial product development

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 88-106

  Armstrong, Michael J ^a   Lévesque, Moren ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; Market entry; Optimal stopping; Quality; Research Development

Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

ENTREPRENEURSHIP;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0037125653     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(01)00126-6     Document Type: Article

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