Virtuality, communication, and new product team creativity: A social network perspective

Journal of Engineering and Technology Management - JET-M

Volumn 20, Issue 1-2 SPEC., 2003, Pages 69-92

  Leenders, Roger Th A J ^a   Van Engelen, Jo M L ^a   Kratzer, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Communication; Creativity; New product development; Virtual teams

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

VIRTUAL TEAMS;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0037409298     PISSN: 09234748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-4748(03)00005-5     Document Type: Article

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