Merits of task advice during new product development: Network centrality antecedents and new product outcomes of knowledge richness and knowledge quality

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 487-499

  Durmuşoǧlu, Serdar S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; INDUSTRY;

EFFICIENT MANAGEMENTS; FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; KNOWLEDGE-BASED VIEWS; NETWORK CENTRALITIES; NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PRODUCT INNOVATIVENESS; RELATIONAL STRUCTURES; SOCIAL NETWORK THEORY;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84876744654     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: 15405885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpim.12002     Document Type: Article

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