PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TENSIONS: EXPLORING CONTRASTING STYLES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT.
Academy of Management JournalPublished 1 June 2002
Matthew W. Lewis, M. Ann Welsh, Gordon E. Dehler, S. G. Green
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Successful product development requires managing tensions—coping with fluctuating contingencies to foster innovation and efficiency. To investigate this challenge, we explored the nature, dynamics,...
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