Global new product development processes: preliminary findings and research propositions
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This study examines the processes and routines firms employ for developing new global products. Observations from 13 Japanese, American and European multinational companies reveal that global new product development processes vary in terms of the involvement of overseas subsidiaries in project teams and the generation of new product concepts. In particular, when the knowledge about different product design requirements among overseas markets or plants is tacit, firms employ cross-national product development teams and use overseas subsidiaries as sources of new product concepts. Anchoring these findings on information processing theory, we develop a set of research propositions on global new product development processes and suggest directions for future research. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)
Publication Name: Journal of Management Studies
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0022-2380
Year: 1998
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The fact and causes of variation in structural development processes
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As organizations adapt to changes in environmental conditions and internal needs, they often develop new structures. Research has described several diverse processes by which this development takes place (cf. Chandler, 1962; Child, 1972; Pettigrew, 1973; Sproull, et al., 1978). The only explanations provided thus far for these divergent views is methodological artefact and observer bias (Allison, 1971). In this paper, three parallel case studies are used to show that such differences are real - different organizations do follow different development paths. Evidence is provided to suggest that this variation is caused by the differing structures of organizational control surrounding new structures. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)
Publication Name: Journal of Management Studies
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0022-2380
Year: 1989
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The state of collective myopia in Japanese business communities: a phenomenological study for exploring blocking mechanisms for change
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This study aims at incorporating the reasoning generated from phenomenology and sociology of knowledge into the conception of judgement on policy- and decision-making for changing management practices. The objectives include: (1) to show how the reasoning generated from phenomenology and sociology of knowledge can be applied to the 'trapped' situation of management, and (2) to identify blocking essences to initiate changes within the framework of these disciplines. Several phenomenological essences extracted from the interviews in Tokyo are illustrated. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)
Publication Name: Journal of Management Studies
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0022-2380
Year: 1999
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