New product development and creativity management in Japanese video gaming software firms

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 30, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 365-388

  Kohashi, Reika ^a   Kurokawa, Sam ^b  

^a OSAKA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Creativity management; Gaming software; Japanese management; Video game industry

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MANAGEMENT; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; RESEARCH; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

CREATIVITY MANAGEMENT; GAMING SOFTWARE; JAPANESE MANAGEMENT; VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 19344372979     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2005.006712     Document Type: Review

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