Formality and discretion in successful R&D projects

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 110-125

  Naveh, Eitan ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Discretion; Formality; R D project

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

DISCRETION; FORMALITY; INFORMATION SYSTEM; PROJECT PERFORMANCE;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33845318524     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jom.2006.02.004     Document Type: Article

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