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Three essays on the role of information structures on new product development strategies
Oraiopoulos, Nektarios - 2009
The new product development (NPD) process has been long conceptualized as an intense information processing task, yet several questions about the role of information in shaping NPD decisions remain open. For instance, the persistent representation of NPD decisions as a single decision-maker...
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Komplexit?tsbew?ltigung im Multiprojektmanagement: Die Handlungsperspektive der Multiprojektleiter
Pommeranz, Inna - 2011
Die Komplexit?t ist mehr in jeder Hinsicht und darf nicht "simplifziert" werden. Das Ziel dieser empirischen Studie ist eine Antwort auf die Fragen zu finden, ob die objektiv-rationale Komplexit?tsbew?ltigung im Multiprojektmanagement an ihre Grenzen st??t und, daraus abgeleitet, wie...
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What is Green Innovation? : A quantitative literature review
Schiederig, Tim; Tietze, Frank; Herstatt, Cornelius - 2011
The importance of green innovation management is growing in practice and academia likewise. To our knowledge, a recent and comprehensive literature review is lacking. In this paper we contribute to a clarification of the concept “green innovation” and provide an overview of the existing body...
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Barriers to Innovation in SMEs: Can the Internationalization of R&D Mitigate their Effects?
Tiwari, Rajnish; Buse, Stephan - 2007
Technological advancements, especially in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have enhanced greatly the competition spurred by the globalization of the world economies. Even small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are no more immune to the challenges that the globalization brings...
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Foreign-owned R&D facilities in China, England, Germany, and Sweden ? An analysis of regional entry and integration behavior
Heimann, Philip - 2005
R&D managers and policy makers. In this research, 62 foreign-owned R&D facilities from information and communication … the internationalization of R&D progresses can thus be of value to both R&D managers and policy makers. This research …-types as they relate to location selection, entry, and integration may enable R&D managers to improve the competitiveness of …
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Upgrading the System of Innovation in Late-Industrialising Countries -The Role of Transnational Corporations in Thailand's Manufacturing Sector
Martin Berger - 2005
The objective of this thesis is to investigate the potential contribution of transnational corporations (TNC) to the upgrading of systems of innovation in late-industrialising countries. This study looks specifically at TNC-affiliierter in Thailand’s manufacturing sector and compares them with...
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Komplexitätsbeherrschung in der wertschöpfungspartnerschaftsübergreifenden Produktspezifikationserstellung bei unvollkommenen Informationen durch Simplifizierungsregeln
Ludwig, Ralf - 2005
Probleme/Forschungsfragen:Ein stetiger Komplexitätsanstieg des Produktes und der Produktentwicklungsumgebung erschweren in Wertschöpfungspartnerschaften das Erreichen einer gemeinsamen Win-Win-Situation. Bei der frühen Erarbeitung der Produktauslegung oder im Rahmen der...
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Modularität und vertikale Desintegration
Leykauf, Gerhard - 2006
Die Relevanz der Konstruktionsweise von Gütern hat in den vergangenen Jahren verstärkte Beachtung in der ökonomischen Literatur gefunden. Insbesondere die Konsequenzen einer modularen Gestaltung von Produkten rückten dabei in den Vordergrund. Dabei wird meist davon ausgegangen, dass sich aus...
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Innovation and learning for sustainable competitive advantage : preliminary findings
Matthews, Judy H.; Becker, Karen L. - 2009
Achieving and sustaining competitive advantage is a major challenge for firms in today’s dynamic global marketplace. The notion of sustained competitive advantage has been investigated through a number of paradigms, from the resource based view of the firm to dynamic capabilities. This paper...
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Cross-European and functional food related consumer segmentation for new product development
Sparke, Kai; Menrad, Klaus - 2006
Functional Food emerged as a constant segment in the Europeanfood market and offer potential for product innovations which make themattractive for the food industry in nearly stagnating markets. Target groupresearch is one key factor for successful innovative food products. The aimof this...
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