Alignment between product innovation and competitive priorities

International Journal of Business Performance Management

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 287-297

  Alegre, Joaquín ^a   Chiva, Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

alignment; competitive priorities; product innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247123418     PISSN: 13684892     EISSN: 17415039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijbpm.2004.005633     Document Type: Article

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