The impact of front end innovation in new product development in Japanese manufacturing companies

Nankai Business Review International

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 98-113

  Cao, Yong ^a   Zhao, Li ^a   Nagahira, Akio ^b  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Japan; Manufacturing industries; New products; Product development; Uncertainty management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859943686     PISSN: 20408749     EISSN: 20408757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/20408741111113529     Document Type: Article

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