Unravelling the link between knowledge integration and new product timeliness

Technology Analysis and Strategic Management

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 231-243

  Yang, Jie ^a  

^a KEAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

High technology firms; Integration; Knowledge management; New product

Indexed keywords

HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; KNOWLEDGE; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 41049100280     PISSN: 09537325     EISSN: 14653990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537320701711256     Document Type: Article

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