Task partitioning in new product development teams: A knowledge and learning perspective
Journal of Engineering and Technology ManagementPublished 9 November 2005
Stephen Chen
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RD in contrast, outsourcing and joint ventures encourage analytic learning and development of component and explicit knowledge.
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R&D alliances and outsourcing elements of the new product development process are now commonplace practices among many firms. However, little previous work has examined how these organizational choices influence project knowledge and learning. Based on a
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