Chapter 8 New Product Development*

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Chapter 8. New Product development *. by John R. Hauser, MIT. and Ely Dahan January 10, 2007. Chapter in Marketing Management: Essential Marketing Knowledge and Practice Rajiv Grover and Naresh K. Malhotra, Editor McGraw Hill, Inc., Columbus Ohio Draft corrections by John Hauser, July 22, 2008. *Some sections of this Chapter were adapted from Dahan, Ely and John R. Hauser (2003), " Product Management: New Product development and Launching," Handbook of Marketing, Barton Weitz and Robin Wensley, Eds, Sage Press, (June), 179-222. Hauser and Dahan 1. John R. Hauser is the Kirin Professor of Marketing and Head, Management Science Area, MIT.

Hauser and Dahan 1 INTRODUCTION Successful new product development (NPD) is a critical cornerstone of firm success (See Chapter 1). Significant incentives exist for firms to continuously introduce viable new product s to

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