The impact of firm size and age on knowledge strategies during product development: A study of the drug delivery industry

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-16

  Gopalakrishnan, Shanthi ^a   Bierly III, Paul E ^b  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug delivery industry; External sources of learning; Innovation speed; Knowledge strategies; Product development

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

DRUG DELIVERY INDUSTRY; EXTERNAL SOURCES OF LEARNING; INNOVATION SPEED; KNOWLEDGE STRATEGIES;

DRUG PRODUCTS;

EID: 31744436367     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2005.861807     Document Type: Article

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