The role of top management team's information technology (IT) infrastructure view on new product development: Conceptualizing IT infrastructure capability as a mediator

European Journal of Innovation Management

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 364-385

  Durmuşoǧlu, Serdar S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Development costs; Product development; Product quality; Senior management

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349636291     PISSN: 14601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14601060910974237     Document Type: Article

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