Diagnosing unforeseeable uncertainty in a new venture

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 28-46

  Loch, Christoph H ^b,c   Solt, Michael E ^a   Bailey, Elaine M ^a,d,e  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Corporate Innovation ^*

^c Manufacturing and Service Operations Management

^d Bailey Group   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLEXIBLE REDEFINITION; KNOWLEDGE GAPS; VENTURE MANAGEMENT;

DECISION THEORY; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

MARKETING;

EID: 36749100047     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: 15405885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5885.2007.00281.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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