Understanding competencies in platform-based product development: Antecedents and outcomes

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 452-472

  Chai, Kah Hin ^b   Wang, Qi ^b   Song, Michael ^a   Halman, Johannes I M ^b   Brombacher, Aarnout C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFICIENCY; DEVELOPMENT COSTS; DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; DEVELOPMENT TEAMS; DEVELOPMENT TIME; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE; KEY ELEMENTS; KNOWLEDGE-SHARING; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS; PLATFORM DEVELOPMENT; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TEAMS; PRODUCT PLATFORMS;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; REUSABILITY;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84859968075     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: 15405885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5885.2012.00917.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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