Leadership and cooperation as success factors in innovative R&D projects on electronic platforms

Team Performance Management: An International Journal

Volumn 12, Issue , 2006, Pages 66-76

  Ulrike, Heinz ^a   Tünde, Baga ^a   Diether, Gebert ^a   Eric, Kearney ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contingency planning; Digital communication systems; Research and development; Team working

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745447152     PISSN: 13527592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13527590610674077     Document Type: Article

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