High-performance product management: The impact of structure, process, competencies, and role definition

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 83-96

  Tyagi, Rajesh K ^a,b   Sawhney, Mohanbir S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUSAL MODEL; HIGH PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS; HUMAN RESOURCE PRACTICES; KEY FACTORS; MARKETING PROCESS; ORGANIZATION STRUCTURES; PRODUCT MANAGEMENT; PRODUCT MANAGER; QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWS; ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES; STRUCTURAL BOUNDARY;

MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; MARKETING;

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 71949097582     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: 15405885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5885.2009.00701.x     Document Type: Article

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