Analogizing and maneuvering as new product development decision making approaches at technology-based organizations in Malaysia

Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1220-1227

  Yahaya, Shahrul Yazid ^a   Bakar, Nooh Abu ^a  

^a Malaysia City Campus   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY; MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY;

AT TECHNOLOGY; CONVERGING TECHNOLOGIES; GROUNDED THEORY; INTERNATIONAL (CO); MALAYSIA; MANAGEMENT PROCESSES; NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT (NPD); PORTLAND; PRIMARY DATA SOURCE; SENIOR MANAGERS; SIMILAR CASES; TECHNOLOGY-BASED;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 47849096948     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PICMET.2007.4349445     Document Type: Conference Paper

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