Concept shifting and the radical product development process

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 522-533

  Seidel, Victor P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION ANALYSIS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING;

ELEMENTAL DESCRIPTIVE FORMS; RADICAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS; VERBAL METAPHORS; VERBAL STORIES;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 35248866254     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: 15405885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5885.2007.00269.x     Document Type: Article

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