DocumentCode
1820597
Title
Improving absorptive capacity in product development with online collaboration tools
Author
Peltola, Tero ; Makinen, Saku J.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Ind. Manage., Tampere Univ. of Technol., Tampere, Finland
fYear
2013
fDate
July 28 2013-Aug. 1 2013
Firstpage
235
Lastpage
243
Abstract
In the present paper, we discuss how the adoption of online collaboration tools (OCT) has influenced new product development (NPD). Our aim is specifically to consider how an organization´s absorptive capacity is influenced by its adoption of social media tools. We conducted a survey in a case company investigating the state of absorptive capacity before and after the large-scale adoption of social media tools.
Keywords
groupware; organisational aspects; product development; social networking (online); ACAP; NPD; OCT; complexity; knowledge access; new product development; online collaboration tool; organizational absorptive capacity; social media tool; Collaboration; Companies; Interviews; Media; Product development; Technology management;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Technology Management in the IT-Driven Services (PICMET), 2013 Proceedings of PICMET '13:
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6641711
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