Relationship-specific antecedents of customer involvement in new product development

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 26, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 482-501

  Ritter, Thomas ^a   Walter, Achim ^b  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Commitment; Customer involvement; Customer orientation; Innovation orientation; International relationships; Relationship management; Trust

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT (NPD);

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0042932761     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijtm.2003.003419     Document Type: Article

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