Knowledge Perspectives of New Product Development: A Comparative ApproachDimitris G Assimakopoulos, Elias G. Carayannis, Rafiq Dossani Springer Science & Business Media, 2 déc. 2011 - 330 pages New product and service development is the lifeblood of any enterprise. Beyond the obvious need for organizations to innovate in order to compete, embedded in any NPD program are knowledge, technological expertise, and the social networks that convert these capabilities into marketable offerings. Recent research has focused on the NPD as dynamic and iterative, as opposed to linear. The pressure to reduce costs is forcing many companies to outsource operations. On the one hand, outsourcing may create gaps in the product development value chain; on the other, it exposes product teams to new ideas and expands the "community of practice." How will this trend affect NPD in the long run? This volume showcases the research of teams from the Grenoble Management School’s Learning & Innovation in Networks & Communities (LINC) Lab, the European Commission’s MATRI project, and the Stanford University Asia Pacific Research Center (APARC), among others, to explore the dynamics of NPD in today’s global environment. Presenting case studies from such industries as semiconductors, biotechnology, and information technology, and drawing from a variety of theoretical perspectives, including technology and knowledge management, sociology, economic geography, and organizational behavior, the authors highlight critical success and failure factors in NPD. |
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Factors Affecting the Performance of New Product Development Teams Some European Evidence | 29 |
Knowledge Flows in an NPD Team from the Semiconductor Industry | 49 |
Strategies for Fostering Local New Service Development Teams in CapGemini and the MINALOGIC Cluster in Grenoble | 75 |
Regional Embeddedness of Multinational Enterprises in European Regions | 99 |
Competencies for the Technological Europe of Tomorrow A New Model and an Emerging Concept of Interorganizational Competence | 123 |
The LeaderMember Relationship at the Core of Innovation Development Member Perceptions Positions and Expectations | 141 |
A Stepwise ActorBased Approach to the Establishment of ScienceIndustry Cooperations | 159 |
Japanese Firms Innovation Strategies in the TwentyFirst Century An Institutional View | 199 |
Preparing Indias Workforce for the Knowledge Economy | 223 |
BayhDole and Alternative University Technology Transfer Regimes | 252 |
Cooperative Innovation in the Chinese Biotechnology Industry An Analysis Based on Chinese and US Patents from 2000 to 2007 | 269 |
How Leading Firms Manage Product Safety in NPD | 287 |
About the Authors | 307 |
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Turning from Laggard to Leader in National Radical Innovation and Beyond | 175 |