Member Selection for the Collaborative New Product Innovation Teams Integrating Individual and Collaborative Attributions

A method for member selection of cross-functional teams using the individual and collaborative performances

The member selection problem is an important aspect of the formation of cross-functional teams (CFTs). Selecting suitable members from a set of candidates will facilitate the successful task accomplishment. In the existing studies of member selection, the individual performance concerning a single candidate is mostly used, whereas the collaborative performance associating with a pair of candida...

Supporting Collaborative Process Knowledge Management in New Product Development Teams

Knowledge centric activities of developing new products and services are becoming the primary source of sustainable competitive advantage in an era characterized by short product life cycles, dynamic markets and complex processes. We Ž . view new product development NPD as a knowledge-intensive activity. Based on a case study in the consumer electronics Ž . industry, we identify problems associ...

Collaborative Innovation: Internal and External Involvement in New Product Development

Industry and academia alike are increasingly becoming aware of the fact that innovation does not take place in isolated cells or functions within the firm. During the last the years the term open innovation has emphasized the importance of internal and external collaboration in order to increase the competitiveness of companies. Although the idea of involving internal and external actors in the...

New Hopes and Serious Potentials for a Collaborative Network on Cognitive Science and Technology among ECO Member Countries

Collaborative New Product Development: Supplier Selection and Purchasing

Suppliers provide new technology to firms and are important in firms‟ NPD. It is not sufficient for firms to select the most appropriate technology; they must also select the most appropriate supplier for their NPD. The purpose of this licentiate thesis is to map and identify criteria used in the process of selecting a suitable supplier, and explore the role of Purchasing in NPD collaborative p...