Exploring new product innovation types and performance: the roles of project leadership, functional influences, and design integration

International Journal of Product Development

Volumn 1, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 241-260

  Swink, Morgan ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cross functional integration; empirical analysis; project management

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750351631     PISSN: 14779056     EISSN: 17418178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijpd.2005.005941     Document Type: Article

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