An empirical study of knowledge transfer in working relationships with suppliers in new product development

International Journal of Innovation Management

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Zhao, Yushan ^a   Lavin, Marilyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

Author keywords

Knowledge transfer; new product development; supplier

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860536535     PISSN: 13639196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1363919612003782     Document Type: Article

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