Managing technology development teams - exploring the case of microsytems and nanosystems

R and D Management

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 162-186

  Burger, Norbert ^a   Staake, Thorsten ^a   Fleisch, Elgar ^a,b   Hierold, Christofer ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84874289971     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: 14679310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/radm.12008     Document Type: Article

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