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
fDate :
July 28 2013-Aug. 1 2013
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;
Conference_Titel :
Technology Management in the IT-Driven Services (PICMET), 2013 Proceedings of PICMET '13:
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
