Management control and strategic renewal in the front end of innovation

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 671-684

  Poskela, Jarno ^a   Martinsuo, Miia ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL CONTROL; CONTROL MECHANISM; DIFFERENT MECHANISMS; END GROUPS; FACTOR MODEL; FRONT END; FRONT-END PROCESS; HIGH TECHNOLOGY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INFORMAL COMMUNICATION; MANAGEMENT CONTROL; MARKET UNCERTAINTY; MEDIUM-SIZED COMPANIES; MODERATING EFFECT; NEGATIVE INFLUENCE; NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; STRATEGIC GOALS; STRATEGIC RENEWAL; STRATEGIC VISION;

BENCHMARKING; INNOVATION; MOTIVATION; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

PLANNING;

EID: 69849084752     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: 15405885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5885.2009.00692.x     Document Type: Article

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