The contribution of in-house and external design activities to product market performance

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 878-895

  Czarnitzki, Dirk ^a   Thorwarth, Susanne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Monopolies Commission in Bonn   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL FACTORS; CREATIVE DESIGN; DESIGN ACTIVITY; DESIGN INNOVATIONS; DESIGN PROCESS; DESIGN SKILLS; EXTERNAL SOURCES; INTERNAL RESOURCES; KNOWLEDGE FLOW; KNOWLEDGE SOURCES; MODEL SPECIFICATIONS; NEW PRODUCT; NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; OPEN INNOVATION; OUTSOURCING DESIGN; PRODUCT INNOVATION; PRODUCT MARKETS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SERVICE FIRMS; SPILL OVER; STRATEGIC TOOL; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

COMMERCE; INDUSTRY; INNOVATION; MANUFACTURE; SALES;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 84864650138     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: 15405885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5885.2012.00935.x     Document Type: Article

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