The hidden perils of career concerns in R&D organizations

Management Science

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 863-877

  Siemsen, Enno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Career concerns; Incentives; New product development; Task difficulty

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; CAREER CONCERNS; INCENTIVES; NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; TASK DIFFICULTY;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 61949381588     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1070.0797     Document Type: Article

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