Integration of Consumer and Management in NPD

Abstract

This paper argues for closer integration of qualitative consumer understanding into the management applications and philosophy of NPD with the aim of improving throughput and quality. It identifies five innovation sources and suggests systematic and creative methods for both generating and applying consumer understanding of them.

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