-end-related activities in 28 innovation projects carried out by 14 German and 13 Japanese companies to reduce project uncertainty. In all … innovation management in both the German and Japanese companies. We interviewed managers of 13 Japanese and 14 German enterprises … end" ;, activities and typical deliverables in the innovation process which might be affected by front end management …

28 innovation projects in German and Japanese companies. We further reveal differences in the practice of innovation …

In this paper, we report on the results of a large-scale study about typical front-end-related innovation practices in …. -- New product development ; Japanese firms ; planning ; success innovation …