African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4190

Review

Need for development and validation of a new product development (NPD) assessment and improvement tool: A review of literature

Morteza Foroutan
  • Morteza Foroutan
  • Mississippi State University, Bagley College of Engineering, USA
  • Google Scholar
Kari Baski-Reeves
  • Kari Baski-Reeves
  • Mississippi State University, Bagley College of Engineering, USA
  • Google Scholar


  •  Received: 30 January 2017
  •  Accepted: 16 February 2017
  •  Published: 14 April 2017

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Kenneth BK, Gloria B, John N, Ann L, Helen P (2012). "An Examination of New Product Development Best Practice." J. Prod. Innov. Manage. 29(2):180-192.
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