New service development in high tech sectors: A decision-making perspective

International Journal of Service Industry Management

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 72-101

  Van Riel, Allard C R ^a   Lievens, Annouk ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Case studies; Decision making; Information processing; Innovation; Mobile communication systems; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442492047     PISSN: 09564233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09564230410523349     Document Type: Review

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