This exploratory, comparative study considerssimilarities and differences of new product development (NPD) strategies ofChinese small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.Specifically, it seeks to assess the interplay of government intervention,manufacturing systems, and...

Analyzes how successful firms fail when confronted with technological and market changes, prescribing a list of rules for firms to follow as a solution. Precisely because of their adherence to good management principles, innovative, well-managed firms fail at the emergence of disruptive...

Silicon Valley firms are coping with rising production costs and the constant demand for new products by relying on networks of suppliers from within the region and beyond.These long-term, trust-based partnerships blur the boundaries between the region's autonomous but interdependent firms. The...

In recent years, it has become increasingly common for companies to improve their competitiveness and find new markets by extending their operations through international new product development collaborations involving technology transfer. Technology development, cost reduction and market...

Most research on market orientation, innovation and performance is related to big enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In this study a model is developed to investigate the combined effect of market orientation and innovativeness on product innovation and company...

The purpose of this study was to develop a scale formeasuring the behaviors of champions (individuals who actively andenthusiastically promote innovations through the crucial organizationalstages).Data from a survey of 94 middle managers and executives and asurvey of 149 business school alumni...

This review of the state of research on product development as of the mid-1990s finds that it is quite fragmented, and sets out to create a framework by which to view the literature. Most empirical research can be grouped into three views of the nature of the product development process:...

This paper explores the relationship between accounting and strategy in a context that is characterized by pluralistic demands and high uncertainty about outcomes. By way of an ethnographic field study in an R&D intensive company, we analyze new product development (NPD) projects and the way in...