Managing innovation champions: The impact of project characteristics on the direct manager role

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1007-1019

  Kelley, Donna ^a   Lee, Hyunsuk ^b  

^a BABSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Seoul National University of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION PROJECTS; INNOVATIVE PROJECTS; INNOVATIVENESS; MANAGEMENT OF INNOVATION; MANAGING INNOVATION; PROJECT CHAMPIONS; PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS; RESEARCH METHODS; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS; STRATEGIC DIRECTION; UNCERTAIN CONDITION;

DECISION MAKING; INNOVATION; RESEARCH; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

MANAGERS;

EID: 78349281125     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: 15405885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5885.2010.00767.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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