Organizational learning: a critical component to new product development

Journal of Product & Brand Management

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 99-119

  Saban, Kenneth ^a   Lanasa, John ^a   Lackman, Conway ^a   Peace, Graham ^a  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

New product development; Organizational behaviour; Organizational learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986146033     PISSN: 10610421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10610420010322152     Document Type: Review

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