The relationship between brokers' influence, strength of ties and NPD project outcomes in innovation-driven horizontal networks

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 571-589

  Oke, Adegoke ^a   Idiagbon Oke, Moronke ^b   Walumbwa, Fred ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Broker; Innovation; Networks; New product development; Power bases; Ties

Indexed keywords

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY;

BROKER; DESIGN PERFORMANCES; DEVELOPMENT TIME; INNOVATION; NETWORKS; NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; POWER BASES; PROJECT OUTCOMES; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; TIES;

IMPACT STRENGTH;

EID: 48749125229     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jom.2007.10.004     Document Type: Article

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