A pilot test is reported on a method for relating the degree of "newness" within a firm's portfolio of products and the firm's economic success. The embodied technology and market applications newness is measured in the sequences of 79 products developed and released by a sample of 10 small...

Considerable effort is made by organizations to increase long-term firm performance through innovation. Despite the emphasis on innovation as a source of renewal, relatively little is known about the effective management of human resources supporting innovation efforts. Prior research supports a...

In 1990, Cusumano and Kemerer examined a statistically comparable sample of Japanese and American software development projects to assess whether significant differences could be identified in software development practices that would help to explain American dominance of the software market....

This article joins the research and development (R&D) and knowledge management literature to provide new insight into how to better manage the development of innovative new products and services. This process is still widely acknowledged to be problematic and inefficient. Fundamental to the new...

The paper proposes methods to measure the performance of research and development in new product development. We frame these measures in the context of evolving product families in the technology-based firm. Our goal is to more clearly understand the dynamics of platform renewal and derivative...

Includes bibliographical references (p. 15-18).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 22-24).