Portfolio decision-making genres: A case study

Journal of Engineering and Technology Management - JET-M

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 327-341

  Kester, Linda ^a   Hultink, Erik Jan ^a   Lauche, Kristina ^a  

^a Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Case study; New product decision making; Portfolio management

Indexed keywords

CASE STUDY; IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS; MULTINATIONAL FIRMS; NEW PRODUCT; PORTFOLIO DECISIONS; PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENTS; PROJECT SELECTION; QUALITATIVE CRITERIA; QUANTITATIVE CRITERIA;

FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; INVESTMENTS; RESEARCH;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 70849136302     PISSN: 09234748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jengtecman.2009.10.006     Document Type: Article

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