Stage-to-stage information dependency in the NPD process: Effective learning or a potential entrapment of NPD gates?

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 257-274

  Jespersen, Kristina Risom ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLIED RESEARCH; DENMARK; DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY; DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; EFFECTIVE LEARNING; END TO END; FINANCIAL DECISIONS; INFORMATION DEPENDENCIES; LOGISTIC REGRESSIONS; MARKET CONDITION; NEW PRODUCT; NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS IMPLEMENTATION; PROCESS MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; STRATEGIC BUSINESS UNITS;

LOGISTICS; MANAGERS; RESEARCH;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84857823368     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: 15405885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5885.2011.00894.x     Document Type: Article

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