The impact of front-end innovation activities on product performance

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 30, Issue SUPPL 1, 2013, Pages 77-92

  Markham, Stephen K ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; INDUSTRY;

CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES; FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE; INNOVATION ACTIVITY; NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; NEW PRODUCT PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE METRICS; PRODUCT PERFORMANCE;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84893844754     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: 15405885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpim.12065     Document Type: Article

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