This paper analyzes the impact of the virtual tool 'crash simulation' on automotive R&D over thelast 35 years. The research carried out in this context identifies and investigates distinct phasesrespectively stages of the potential of crash simulations based on the Finite Element Method and...

The domain of New Product Development (NPD) is subject to considerable uncertainties.However, companies are required to manage the innovation process as efficiently as possible.The resulting conflicting demands often leave companies struggling to achieve both,efficiency as well as flexibility...

This paper presents a literature review discussing empirical as well as conceptual papersconcerning the CTO – the Chief Technology Officer – his tasks, responsibilitiesand authority and his relations with other corporate functions. It further presents firstresults of a CTO survey conducted...

Mobile Commerce has staged a remarkable come-back. Driven by the technologicalinnovations in the field of telecommunications, it is showing signs of a healthy recovery. Thecollapse of the dot-com boom in 2001/2002 had dealt a severe blow not only to ElectronicCommerce but also to Mobile...

The increased need/wish for mobility amongst various sections of the society, particularlyamongst professionally active groups, is confronting credit institutions (banks) and otherenterprises offering financial services, with challenges to adjust their service portfolio in away to best suit the...

Mobile Commerce is gaining increasing acceptance amongst various sections of the society. Thisgrowth can be partly traced back to technological and demographical developments that have beeninfluencing important aspects of the socio-cultural behaviour in today’s world. The need/wish formobility...

-When organizing international market introductions multinational companies facecoordination problems between the leading central organizational unit and local productmanagement. Based on the assumption that international market introductions are initiatedand managed by a central unit we examine...

During recent years the management of Intellectual Property (IP) underwent major changes. IP management systems became increasingly complex nowadays actively handling an integrated mix of intellectual assets rather than just “administrating” patents or trademarks as single, independently...

In this paper we report on the results of an interview research about new product development (NPD) processes and planning in 15 Japanese mechanical and electrical engineering companies. We asked the companies to describe one successful and one less successful project. All in all, we collected...

In this paper we explore how knowledge brokers – specialised design and engineeringcompanies offering services to clients in diverse industries – use analogies for productdevelopment. Our research is based on interviews with project leaders of 13 knowledgebrokering companies. The interviews...