Beyond boundary spanning: Managing external dependence in product development teams

Managing Automotive Product Development

The new product development (NPD) is the process by which a new product idea is conceived, investigated, taken through the design process, manufactured, marketed and serviced. In Automotive Engineering these related to the product realization process (PRP) which consists of five phases: "Plan and Define Program", "Product Design and Development", "Process Design and...

Patterns for Managing Distributed Product Development Teams

In recent years, an increasing number of companies and organizations have put in place geographically distributed teams to carry out development of various products – in particular software products. This trend has economic drivers (globalization, outsourcing) and has been facilitated by the IT revolution (better, cheaper communications). However, it has brought new challenges for the organizat...

Beyond a Boundary: Towards a Dynamic Theory of Boundary Spanning in Global Virtual Teams

Managing Virtual Product Development team: A Review

Although there are many potential benefits associated with the use of virtual product development teams, exploiting these benefits requires an appropriate management. Managing virtual product development team is a critical issue as many of these teams fail to accomplish their goals. Review of previous literature shows that body of knowledge in managing virtual product development teams is fragm...

Antecedents and Consequences of the Service Climate in Boundary-Spanning Self-Managing Service Teams

In this article, the authors examine antecedents and consequences of the service climate in boundary-spanning self-managing teams (SMTs) that deliver financial services. Using data from members of 61 SMTs and their customers, the authors show a differential impact of the SMT service climate on various marketing performance measures. Furthermore, they obtain support for independent group-level e...