The benefits and challenges of collaborating with user communities

Research Technology Management

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 21-28

  Antorini, Yun Mi ^a   Muñiz Jr , Albert M ^b  

^a LEGO Group   (Denmark)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

New product development; User community; User innovation

Indexed keywords

LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PRODUCT IDEAS; USER COMMUNITIES; USER INNOVATION;

ENGINEERING RESEARCH;

INNOVATION;

EID: 84877655603     PISSN: 08956308     EISSN: 19300166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5437/08956308X5603931     Document Type: Article

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