Principal researcher and project manager: who should drive R&D projects?

R and D Management

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 277-287

  Cassanelli, Aníbal N ^a   Fernandez Sanchez, Gonzalo ^b   Guiridlian, Maria Clara ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD EUROPEA DE MADRID   (Spain)

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EID: 84963823366     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: 14679310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/radm.12213     Document Type: Article

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