Planning and uncertainty in new product development

R and D Management

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 480-490

  Stockstrom, Christoph ^a   Herstatt, Cornelius ^a  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

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EID: 54349105434     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: 14679310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9310.2008.00532.x     Document Type: Article

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