Improving the front end of innovation with information technology

Research Technology Management

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 50-58

  Gordon, Steven ^a   Tarafdar, Monideepa ^b   Cook, Robert ^c   Maksimoski, Richard ^d   Rogowitz, Bernice ^e  

^a BABSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^c The Clorox Company   (United States)

^d Elmer's Products Company   (United States)

^e IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Front end of innovation; Idea generation; Information technology

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; FUZZY SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; SPECIFICATIONS;

IDEA GENERATION; INNOVATION PROCESSES; KNOWLEDGE SHARING;

INNOVATION;

EID: 44349111875     PISSN: 08956308     EISSN: 19300166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08956308.2008.11657505     Document Type: Article

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