Complexity and learning behaviors in product innovation

Technovation

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 553-561

  Chapman, Ross ^a   Hyland, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complexity; Knowledge management; NPD processes; Product innovation

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MARKETING; PERSONNEL; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC POLICY; SURVEYING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

COMPLEXITY; CONTINUOUS PRODUCT INNOVATION (CPI); KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; PRODUCT INNOVATION;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

EID: 2942581408     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4972(02)00121-9     Document Type: Article

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