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Interfirm collaboration and the new product development process

Parker, Hamieda - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 100 (2000) 6, pp. 255-260

This study investigated the issue of collaboration in new product development within the context of the South African textile and clothing industry. The following aspects were analysed in order to contribute to the understanding of the collaboration process: the perceived benefits of...

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Supporting new product development with the Internet

Howe, Vince; Mathieu, Richard G.; Parker, Jim - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 100 (2000) 6, pp. 277-284

Accelerating the process by which new products are introduced to the marketplace has become a strategic imperative in many markets. An emerging precondition for new‐product development success is the integration of information technology with innovative management practices. The purpose of...

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Adoption of Internet shopping: the role of consumer innovativeness

Varma Citrin, Alka; Sprott, David E.; Silverman, Steven N. - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 100 (2000) 7, pp. 294-300

The projected sales potential for Internet commerce indicates that businesses must understand those consumer characteristics that will influence consumer adoption of this medium for shopping. An empirical study conducted here ( n = 403) investigates the extent to which open‐processing (more...

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An open system approach to higher learning: the role of joint ventures with business

Yasin, Mahmoud M.; Czuchry, Andrew J.; Martin, James; … - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 100 (2000) 5, pp. 227-233

The gap between higher learning practices and business expectations in terms of preparing engineering, technology, and business students is significant. This paper offers an innovative approach toward narrowing that gap. The approach offered stresses an open system orientation and partnerships...

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Virtual teaming: a strategy for moving your organization into the new millennium

Stough, Stanley; Eom, Sean; Buckenmyer, James - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 100 (2000) 8, pp. 370-378

The concept of teams and teamwork is increasingly becoming an important key to productivity and employee satisfaction in the contemporary workplace. This paper looks at the concept of teams and teamwork and several innovative ways of using teams. Among the innovative ways of using teams are...

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Efficiency improvement programme in a multi‐site production system: an overview

Marcello Pelagagge, Pacifico - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 101 (2001) 4, pp. 181-185

The paper presents results of a pilot programme aimed at efficiency improvement in a multi‐site factories system for automotive component production. Firstly, the company background has been outlined and main problems of the old manufacturing system have been examined. In order to increase...

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Business process reengineering for flexibility and innovation in manufacturing

Zhang, Qingyu; Cao, Mei - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 102 (2002) 3, pp. 146-152

competition with flexibility and innovation. …

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Interrelationships between TMT management styles and organizational innovation

Wu, Wann‐Yih; Chiang, Chwan‐Yi; Jiang, Jeng‐Sin - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 102 (2002) 3, pp. 171-183

management teams (TMT), decision‐making modes, and organizational learning and innovation for manufacturing firms in Taiwan … exercise higher levels of organizational learning and innovation; and firms with a higher extent of organizational learning … tend to adopt participative decision‐making modes and perform better in innovation. …

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A methodological framework for innovation transfer to SMEs

Caputo, A.C.; Cucchiella, F.; Fratocchi, L.; Pelagagge, P.M. - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 102 (2002) 5, pp. 271-283

The paper deals with technological and managerial innovation transfer to small and medium sized enterprises. A …, the need of a specific promoting role is pointed out. Consequently, introduction of an innovation center (IC) responsible … for the whole transfer process is proposed. Within this organizational unit, the role of innovation promoter (IP), that is …

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Determinants of innovation through a knowledge‐based theory lens

Arias Aranda, Daniel; Molina‐Fernández, Luis M. - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 102 (2002) 5, pp. 289-296

In this paper, a model for determining innovation degree in service industries is presented. Such a model is developed …’s members are considered as crucial for the innovation processes to be successfully implemented. The model is tested in a sample … of engineering consulting firms of Spain. Main results point out the strong explanatory power of innovation intensity …

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