Antecedents and consequences of team sensemaking capability in product development projects

R and D Management

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 473-493

  Akgün, Ali E ^a   Keskin, Halit ^a   Lynn, Gary ^b   Dogan, Derya ^a  

^a GEBZE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84867867752     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: 14679310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9310.2012.00696.x     Document Type: Article

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