Integration mechanisms and R&D project performance

Although one tenet in the alliance literature is that firms learn fromprior experience, we posit that any potential learning effects depend on the type of experience. In particular, we hypothesize that alliance exploitation experience has positive…

Although one tenet in the alliance literature is that firms learn from prior experience, we posit that any potential learning effects depend on the type of experience. In particular, we hypothesize that alliance exploitation experience has positive…

Abstract: Innovative products are widely recognized as an important source of competitive advantage. However, many companies have difficulties finding efficient and successful approaches to different types of R&D projects, particularly those that…

This study examines the relationship between project performance and the relative influence of project and functional managers in 86 R&D teams in nine technology-based organizations. Performance relation- ships are investigated for three areas of…

Suggests that the factors determining the likelihood of failure of research and development (R&D) projects are universal so long as market and technological environments are similar. Comparative study between American and German R&D projects; Study…

R&D projects affect the interests of different stakeholders in different ways. Understanding the stakeholders and analysing their interests helps in the better management of R&D projects. In this paper we discuss a methodology to systematically…

We have analyzed the problem of a firm contemplating new product development. It may anticipate higher profit from an improved product or fear loss of profits were its current product to be displaced by a superior rival product. If, however, a rival…

The integration of R&D and marketing in new product development (NPD) is an important contributor to NPD performance. Of the mechanisms developed to aid functional integration, many have been developed in western cultural environments and may not…

The organizational learning literature, we study the effect of alliance experience on alliance performance. We differentiate between firm-level general alliance experience obtained from alliances across a diverse set of partners and dyad-level…

The research and development project selection decision is concerned with the allocation of resources to a set of proposals for scientific and engineering activities. The project selection process can be viewed as a multiple-criteria decision-making…