Managing conflict in collaborative new product development: A supplier perspective

International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 891-907

  Kit Lam, Ping ^a   Sang Chin, Kwai ^a   Fai Pun, Kit ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Conflict management; Hong Kong; New products; Performance management; Product development; Suppliers

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348887871     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710710826171     Document Type: Article

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