The Estimation of a Cusp Model to Describe the Adoption of Word for Windows

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-32

  Lange, Rense ^a   McDade, Sean R ^a   Oliva, Terence A ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPACT DISKS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; DOS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRODUCTION CONTROL; SALES; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; UTILITY PROGRAMS; VIDEODISKS;

NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT (NPD); SOFTWARE-WINDOWS;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 1542603369     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0737-6782.2004.00051.x     Document Type: Article

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