...Benn Lawson; Antony Potter Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the factors which determine the degree of knowledge transfer in inter‐firm new product development (NPD) projects. The authors test a theoretical model exploring how inter‐firm knowledge transfer is enabled or hindered...

...Anders Richtnér; Pär Åhlström Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of top management control in stimulating innovation through their effect on the creation of knowledge in new product development (NPD) projects. Top management has a crucial role in stimulating innovation...

...William J. Doll; Paul Hong; Abraham Nahm Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a model linking the role of design engineers to shared team knowledge, enhanced manufacturability, and product development outcomes. New product manufacturability is a quality of the product design...

... industry. Sihem Ben Mahmoud‐Jouini can be contacted at: jouini@hec.fr © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Project management Product development Product design New products Automotive industry According to these authors, the partial renewal concerns one or more subsystems...

... of the project target are positively related. The study further hypothesizes that these roles of the HW can have a positive impact on PP measures such as product cost, time, and customer satisfaction. Findings Primary data collected from 191 new product development (NPD) projects from the US automotive...

... on new product development and innovation in financial services has lagged behind similar investigation in the manufacturing sector. Research identifying innovation types and exploring relationships between innovation types, management practices and innovation performance has particularly lagged. Menor...

...Krisztina Demeter; Ursula Koners; Keith Goffin Purpose Post‐project reviews (PPRs) are widely recommended as an appropriate mechanism to stimulate project‐to‐project learning in new product development (NPD) teams. However, empirical research on their potential is limited and so this study aims...

...Céline Abecassis‐Moedas Purpose New product design is an established field in the literature. It is either analysed inside the firm; or when using a value chain perspective it is limited to the interactions between manufacturers and suppliers (in producer‐driven commodity chains). The current...

... the interplay of certain paths, positions and processes in terms of how they relate to new‐to‐market product development performance. The implication for researchers and managers is that consideration of all of these factors is necessary. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 New products...

...Markus C. Becker; Francesco Zirpoli The paper analyses the organization of the new product development process at FIAT from a resource‐based perspective. The focus is on organizational resources for integrating dispersed specialist knowledge required in the development of complex products...

...A.H. Adams; W.M. Walbank Despite the attractions and high profit or growth potential of expansion by new products into new markets, smaller firms, particularly the specialist resource and general sub‐contractors, should think very carefully before committing a high proportion of their resources...