Title :
Impact of electronic integration on new product development between firms
Author :
Meister, Dirk ; Gerwin, D.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Bus., Carleton Univ., Ottawa, Ont.
Abstract :
Summary form only as given. This project examines the use of electronic integration between two firms engaged in co-developing a new product. The authors are interested in uncovering the process by which the two companies moved towards a common information network and new product development process, given their diversity in organizational structure and culture
Keywords :
administrative data processing; product development; research and development management; technology transfer; collaboration; common information network; electronic integration; inter-firm cooperation; new product development; organizational culture; organizational diversity; organizational structure; Buildings; Companies; Cultural differences; Decision making; Distributed decision making; Electromagnetic interference; Flexible manufacturing systems; Product development; Pulp manufacturing; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Innovation in Technology Management - The Key to Global Leadership. PICMET '97: Portland International Conference on Management and Technology
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3574-0
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.1997.653474
