Target costing, business model innovation, and firm performance: An empirical analysis of Chinese firms

Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 322-335

  Huang, Hao Chen ^a   Lai, Mei Chi ^b   Kao, Meng Chun ^c   Chen, Yi Chun ^a  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Business model innovation; Cross functional product development team; Market orientation theory; Resource based view; Target costing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873683866     PISSN: 08250383     EISSN: 19364490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/CJAS.1229     Document Type: Article

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