The fuzzy front end and success of new product development: A causal model

European Journal of Innovation Management

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 95-112

  Zhang, Qingyu ^a   Doll, William J ^b  

^a ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; New product development; Success; Teams

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993084454     PISSN: 14601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14601060110390602     Document Type: Article

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