Companies need to develop more sustainable products that fit into future more sustainable markets. For this reason, the integration of sustainability considerations is needed in the early stages of product development, where a major part of the sustainability performance of a final product is determined. The aim of the research presented in this doctoral thesis is to better understand both enab...

The industrial structure of many European countries is dominated by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Although SMEs consider the new product development process fundamental for success in the global market, the level of formalization of the innovation process is very low (Slywotzky [1]). The aim of this paper is to analyze in-depth a sample of SMEs located in a highly industrialized Italian ...

One of the Principal determinants of business success is technological innovation. New product development forms an important components of product policy and product management. A progressive firm has to consider new product development as a cardinal element of its product policy. New Product Development is the process adopted by organizations worldwide to develop products and services for cus...

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Dit proefschrift is goedgekeurd door de promotoren: Analysing reliability problems in concurrent fast product development processes.-Eindhoven :

It is commonly argued that weak negative polarity items (NPIs) (e.g., any) can occur in any (Strawson) downward-entailing environment. This generalization, however, is challenged byWagner’s (2006) observations with the NPI-licenser only: although an only-clause is (Strawson) downward-entailing in its unfocused part, NPIs are not necessarily licensed there. In particular, DPonly does not license...

When competition is tough and resources are scarce, management may seek ways to systematise their decision-making process so as to control their operations and resource allocations. Yet little is known about how decision technology is used as a means to administer managerial control. This research investigates how an organisation used decision technology to execute management control to manage ...

Even though an individual’s knowledge network is known to contribute to the effectiveness and efficiency of his or her work in groups, the way that network building occurs has not been carefully investigated. In our study, activities of new product development teams were analyzed to determine the antecedents and consequences on the transactive memory systems, the moderating affect of task compl...