Comparing project management practices in new product development: a study in the automotive, aerospace and rail transport industry

International Journal of Project Organisation and Management

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 203-217

  Müller, Ana K ^a   Wald, Andreas ^b   Görner, Arnd ^a  

^a EBS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b European Business School Paris   (France)

Author keywords

management practices; management standards; new production development; process management; project management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890841903     PISSN: 17402891     EISSN: 17402905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPOM.2012.048226     Document Type: Article

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