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New product development and launch is a critical but high risk corporate endeavor. This article examines almost 200 industrial new product introductions in order to identify the ingredients of new product success. A categorization scheme, involving scenarios of new products, is developed from the data, and proves useful in assessing the merits and dangers of various types of new product projects.
Calantone et al. (1981) studied this question.