The impact of inter-/intra-functional technological learning on new product development outcomes

IEEE International Engineering Management Conference

Volumn 3, Issue , 2004, Pages 1023-1027

  Ignatius, J ^a   Jantan, M ^a   Ramayah, T ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Development speed and product entry timeliness; Information distribution; Information interpretation; Knowledge acquisition; New product development; Organizational memory; Project success

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT SPEED AND PRODUCT ENTRY TIMELINESS; INFORMATION DISTRIBUTIONS; INFORMATION INTERPRETATION; ORGANIZATIONAL MEMORY; PROJECT SUCCESS;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; LEARNING SYSTEMS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 17644380335     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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