Akio Nagahira

The fuzzy front end of Japanese new product development projects: impact on success and differences between incremental and radical projects

Birgit Verworn, Cornelius Herstatt, Akio Nagahira · R and D Management · 2007 · 251 citations

Management, Innovation Management, Project Management +13

Reducing project related uncertainty in the ''fuzzy front end'' of innovation: a comparison of German and Japanese product innovation projects

Cornelius Herstatt, Birgit Verworn, Akio Nagahira · International Journal of Product Development · 2004 · 76 citations · Full text

Management, Innovation Management, Project Management +12

"FUZZY FRONT END" PRACTICES IN INNOVATING JAPANESE COMPANIES

Cornelius Herstatt, Christoph Stockstrom, Birgit Verworn et al. · International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management · 2006 · 21 citations

Management, Innovation Management, Project Management +15

The impact of the fuzzy front end on new product development success in Japanese NPD projects

Birgit Verworn, Cornelius Herstatt, Akio Nagahira · Econstor (Econstor) · 2006 · 20 citations · Full text

Management, Innovation Management, Project Management +10

The impact of front end innovation in new product development in Japanese manufacturing companies

Yong Cao, Li Zhao, Akio Nagahira · Nankai Business Review International · 2011 · 20 citations

Management, Innovation Management, Operations Management +10