Use of evaluation criteria and innovation performance in the front end of innovation

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 896-914

  Martinsuo, Miia ^a   Poskela, Jarno ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT SYSTEM; BUSINESS BENEFITS; CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT; CONCEPT EVALUATION; DECISION MAKERS; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; EVALUATION CRITERIA; EVALUATION SYSTEM; FRONT END; IN-LINE; INNOVATION PERFORMANCE; MANAGERIAL WORK; MODERATING EFFECT; PRODUCT COMPLEXITY; PRODUCT CONCEPTS; STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITY;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 80053969778     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: 15405885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5885.2011.00844.x     Document Type: Article

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