External technology integration in product and process development

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 642-665

  Stock, Gregory N ^a   Tatikonda, Mohan V ^b  

^a USA   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Information management; Product development; Product technology; Project management

Indexed keywords

EID: 3242719848     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570410541975     Document Type: Review

References (119)

1. Adler, P.S. (1992), "Strategic management of technical functions", Sloan Management Review, Vol. 33 No. 2, pp. 19-37.
2. Adler, P.S. (1995), "Interdepartmental interdependence and coordination: the case of the design/manufacturing interface", Organization Science, Vol. 6 No. 2, pp. 147-67.
3. Anandarajan, M. and Arinze, B. (1998), "Matching client/server processing architectures with information processing requirements: a contingency study", Information & Management, Vol. 34 No. 5, pp. 265-74.
4. Bailetti, A.J. and Callahan, J.R. (1993), "The coordination structure of international collaborative technology arrangements", R & D Management, Vol. 23 No. 2, pp. 129-46.
5. Barnett, B.D. and Clark, K.B. (1996), "Technological newness: an empirical study in the process industries", Journal of Engineering & Technology Management, Vol. 13 No. 3/4, pp. 263-82.
6. Benbasat, I., Goldstein, D.K. and Mead, M. (1987), "The case research strategy in studies of information systems", MIS Quarterly, Vol. 11 No. 3, pp. 369-86.
7. Brooks, F.P. Jr (1987), "No silver bullet: essence and accidents of software engineering", IEEE Computer, pp. 10-19.
8. Burgelman, R.A., Maidique, M.A. and Wheelwright, S.C. (1998), "Creating and implementing a development strategy", in Burgelman, R.A., Maidique, M.A. and Wheelwright, S.C. (Eds), Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, pp. 657-73.
9. Burns, T. and Stalker, G.M. (1961), The Management of Innovation, Tavistock Publishers, London.
10. Cardinal, L. (2001), "Technological innovation in the pharmaceutical industry", Organization Science, Vol. 12 No. 1, pp. 19-36.
11. Chatfield, A.T. and Yetton, P. (2000), "Strategic payoff from EDI as a function of EDI embeddedness", Journal of Management Information Systems, Vol. 16 No. 4, pp. 195-224.
12. Chew, W.B., Leonard-Barton, D. and Bohn, R.E. (1991), "Beating Murphy's law", Sloan Management Review, Vol. 32 No. 3, pp. 5-16.
13. Chiesa, V., Coughlan, P. and Voss, C.A. (1996), "Development of a technical innovation audit", Journal of Product Innovation Management, Vol. 13 No. 2, pp. 105-36.
14. Chopra, S. and Meindl, P. (2001), Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning, and Operation, Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.
15. Clark, K.B. and Fujimoto, T. (1991), Product Development Performance, Harvard Business School Press, Boston, MA.
16. Cohen, W.M. and Levinthal, D.A. (1990), "Absorptive capacity: a new perspective on learning and innovation", Administrative Science Quarterly, Vol. 35 No. 1, pp. 128-52.
17. Contractor, F.J. and Sagafi-Nejad, T. (1981), "International technology transfer: major issues and policy responses", Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 12 No. 2, pp. 113-35.
18. Cooper, R.G. (1983), "A process model for industrial new product development", IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Vol. 30 No. 1, pp. 2-11.
19. Corsten, H. (1987), "Technology transfer from universities to small and medium-sized enterprises - an empirical survey from the standpoint of such enterprises", Technovation, Vol. 6 No. 1, pp. 57-68.
20. Cusumano, M.A. and Elenkov, D. (1994), "Linking international technology transfer with strategy and management: a literature commentary", Research Policy, Vol. 23 No. 2, pp. 195-215.
21. Daft, R.L. (1986), Organization Theory and Design, West Publishing, St Paul, MN.
22. Daft, R.L. and Lengel, R.H. (1986), "Organizational information requirements, media richness, and structural design", Management Science, Vol. 32 No. 5, pp. 554-71.
23. Das, T.K. and Teng, B. (1998), "Between trust and control: developing confidence in partner cooperation in alliances", Academy of Management Review, Vol. 23 No. 3, pp. 491-512.
24. Davidson, W.H. and McFetridge, D.G. (1985), "Key characteristics in the choice of international technology transfer mode", Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 16 No. 2, pp. 5-21.
25. De Meyer, A. (1991), "Tech talk: how managers are stimulating global R&D communication", Sloan Management Review, Vol. 32 No. 3, pp. 49-58.
26. DeSanctis, G., Staudemayer, N. and Wong, S.S. (1999), "Interdependence in virtual organizations", in Cooper, C. and Rousseau, D. (Eds), Trends in Organizational Behavior, Wiley, New York, NY, pp. 81-104.
27. Dhanaraj, C. and Parkhe, A. (n.d.), "Orchestrating innovation networks", Academy of Management Review, forthcoming.
28. Dhanaraj, C., Lyles, M., Steensma, H.K. and Tihanyi, L. (n.d.), "Managing tacit and explicit knowledge transfer: the role of relational embeddedness and the impact on performance", Journal of International Business Studies, forthcoming.
29. Dutta, S. and Weiss, A.M. (1997), "The relationship between a firm's level of technological innovativeness and its pattern of partnership agreements", Management Science, Vol. 43 No. 3, pp. 343-56.
30. Ehrnberg, E. and Jacobsson, S. (1997), "Indicators of discontinuous technological change: an exploratory study of two discontinuities in the machine tool industry", R&D Management, Vol. 27 No. 2, pp. 107-26.
31. Eisenhardt, K.M. and Tabrizi, B.N. (1995), "Accelerating adaptive processes: product innovation in the global computer industry", Administrative Science Quarterly, Vol. 40 No. 1, pp. 84-110.
32. Ettlie, J.E., Bridges, W.P. and St. O'Keefe, R.D. (1984), "Organization strategy and structural differences for radical versus incremental innovation", Management Science, Vol. 30, pp. 682-95.
33. Fjermestad, J.L. and Chakrabarti, A.K. (1993), "Survey of the computer-integrated manufacturing literature: a framework of strategy, implementation, and innovation", Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, Vol. 5 No. 3, pp. 251-71.
34. Flynn, B.B. and Flynn, E.J. (1999), "Information-processing alternatives for coping with manufacturing environment complexity", Decision Sciences, Vol. 30 No. 4.
35. Galbraith, J. (1973), Designing Complex Organizations, Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA.
36. Galbraith, J. (1977), Organization Design, Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA.
37. Geisler, E. (1997), "Intersector technology cooperation: hard myths, soft facts", Technovation, Vol. 17 No. 6, pp. 309-20.
38. Gerwin, D. (1988), "A theory of innovation processes for computer-aided manufacturing technology", IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Vol. 35 No. 2, pp. 90-100.
39. Ghoshal, S. and Bartlett, C.A. (1988), "Creation, adoption, and diffusion of innovations by subsidiaries of multinational corporations", Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 19 No. 3, pp. 365-88.
40. Gibson, D.V. and Smilor, R.W. (1991), "Key variables in technology transfer: a field-study based empirical analysis", Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, Vol. 8 No. 3/4, pp. 287-312.
41. Glass, A.J. and Saggi, K. (1998), "International technology transfer and the technology gap", Journal of Development Economics, Vol. 55 No. 2, pp. 369-98.
42. Gray, B. (1989), Collaborating: Finding Common Ground for Multiparty Problems, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA.
43. Green, S.G., Gavin, M.B. and Aiman-Smyth, L. (1995), "Assessing a multidimensional measure of radical technological innovation", IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Vol. 42 No. 3, pp. 203-14.
44. Griffin, A. (1997), "The effect of project and process characteristics on product development cycle time", Journal of Marketing Research, Vol. 34, pp. 24-35.
45. Hagedoorn, J. (1990), "Organizational modes of inter-firm-co- operation and technology transfer", Technovation, Vol. 10 No. 1, pp. 17-30.
46. Harter, D.E. and Slaughter, S.A. (2003), "Quality improvement and infrastructure activity costs in software development: a longitudinal analysis", Management Science, Vol. 49 No. 6, pp. 784-90.
47. Hartley, J.L., Meredith, J.R., McCutcheon, D. and Kamath, R. (1997), "Suppliers' contributions to new product development: an exploratory survey", IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Vol. 44 No. 3, pp. 258-67.
48. Heide, J.B. and Miner, A.S. (1992), "The shadow of the future: effects of anticipated interaction and frequency of contact on buyer-seller cooperation", Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 35 No. 2, pp. 265-91.
49. Henderson, R.M. and Clark, K.B. (1990), "Architectural innovation: the reconfiguration of existing product technologies and the failure of established firms", Administrative Science Quarterly, Vol. 35 No. 1, pp. 9-30.
50. von Hippel, E. (1987), "Cooperation between rivals: informal know-how trading", Research Policy, Vol. 16 No. 6, pp. 291-302.
51. von Hippel, E. (1994), "Sticky information and the locus of problem solving: implications for innovation", Management Science, Vol. 40 No. 4, pp. 429-39.
52. Holm, D.B., Eriksson, K. and Johanson, J. (1996), "Business networks and cooperation in international business relationships", Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 27 No. 5, London, pp. 1033-53.
53. Howells, J. (1996), "Tacit knowledge, innovation, and technology transfer", Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, Vol. 8 No. 2, pp. 91-106.
54. Jap, S.D. (2001), "Pie sharing in complex collaboration contexts", Journal of Marketing Research, Vol. 38 No. 1, pp. 86-99.
55. Jarvenpaa, S.L. and Ives, B. (1993), "Organizing for global competition: the fit of information technology", Decision Sciences, Vol. 24 No. 3, pp. 547-80.
56. Johnson, J.P. (1999), "Multiple commitments and conflicting loyalties in international joint venture management teams", International Journal of Organizational Analysis, Vol. 7 No. 1, pp. 54-71.
57. Kedia, B.L. and Bhagat, R.S. (1988), "Cultural constraints on transfer of technology across nations: implications for research in international and comparative management", Academy of Management Review, Vol. 13 No. 4, pp. 559-71.
58. Keller, R.T. (1994), "Technology-information processing fit and the performance of R&D project groups: a test of contingency theory", Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 37 No. 1, pp. 167-79.
59. Khurana, A. (1999), "Managing complex production processes", Sloan Management Review, Vol. 40 No. 2, pp. 85-97.
60. Kogut, B. and Zander, U. (1993), "Knowledge of the firm and the evolutionary theory of the multinational corporation", Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 24 No. 4, pp. 625-45.
61. Kotabe, M., Martin, X. and Domoto, H. (2003), "Gaining from vertical partnerships: knowledge transfer, relationship duration, and supplier performance improvement in the US and Japanese automotive industries", Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 24 No. 4, pp. 293-316.
62. Lam, A. (1997), "Embedded firms, embedded knowledge: problems of collaboration and knowledge transfer in global cooperative ventures", Organization Studies, Vol. 18 No. 6, pp. 973-96.
63. McCann, J.E. and Galbraith, J.R. (1981), "Interdepartmental relations", in Nystrom and Starbuck (Eds), Handbook of Organizational Design, Oxford University Press, New York, NY, pp. 60-84.
64. McDonough, E.F. and Barczak, G. (1992), "The effects of cognitive problem-solving orientation and technological familiarity on faster new product development", The Journal of Product Innovation Management, Vol. 9 No. 1, pp. 44-52.
65. McKeen, J.D., Guimaraes, T. and Wetherbe, J.C. (1994), "The relationship between user participation and user satisfaction", MIS Quarterly, Vol. 18 No. 4, pp. 427-51.
66. Mabert, V.A. and Venkataramanan, M.A. (1998), "Special research focus on supply chain linkages: challenges for design and management in the 21st century", Decision Sciences, Vol. 29 No. 3, pp. 537-52.
67. Madhavan, R. and Grover, R. (1998), "From embedded knowledge to embodied knowledge: new product development as knowledge management", Journal of Marketing, Vol. 62 No. 4, pp. 1-12.
68. Madique, M.A. and Zirger, B.J. (1985), "The new product learning cycle", Research Policy, Vol. 14 No. 6, pp. 299-313.
69. Maloni, M.J. and Benton, W.C. (1997), "Supply chain partnerships: opportunities for operations research", European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 101 No. 3, pp. 419-29.
70. Mascitelli, R. (1999), "A framework for sustainable advantage in global high-tech markets", International Journal of Technology Management, Vol. 17 No. 3, pp. 240-58.
71. Meredith, J.R. and Mantel, S.J. (1995), Project Management: A Managerial Approach, Wiley, New York, NY.
72. Naumann, J.D., Davis, G.B. and McKeen, J.D. (1980), "Determining information requirements: a contingency method for selection of a requirements assurance strategy", Journal of Systems and Software, Vol. 1, pp. 273-81.
73. Parkhe, A. (1991), "Interfirm diversity, organizational learning, and longevity in global strategic alliances", Journal of International Business Studies, 4th quarter, pp. 579-601.
74. Polyani, M. (1967), The Tacit Dimension, Doubleday, Garden City, NY.
75. Ragatz, G.L., Handfield, R.B. and Petersen, K.J. (2002), "Benefits of supplier integration into new product development under conditions of technology uncertainty", Journal of Business Research, Vol. 55, pp. 389-400.
76. Ragatz, G.L., Handfield, R.B. and Scannell, T.V. (1997), "Success factors for integrating suppliers into new product development", Journal of Product Innovation Management, Vol. 14 No. 3, pp. 190-202.
77. Rebentisch, E.S. and Ferretti, M. (1995), "A knowledge asset-based view of technology transfer in international joint ventures", Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, Vol. 12 Nos 1-2, pp. 1-25.
78. Reddy, N.M. and Zhao, L. (1990), "International technology transfer: a review", Research Policy, Vol. 19, pp. 285-307.
79. Rindfleisch, A. and Moorman, C. (2003), "Interfirm cooperation and customer orientation", Journal of Marketing Research, Vol. 40 No. 4, pp. 421-36.
80. Robey, D. (1986), Designing Organizations, Irwin, Homewood, IL.
81. Rogers, E.M. (1995), Diffusion of Innovations, Free Press, New York, NY.
82. Rothermael, F.T. (2001), "Incumbent's advantage through exploiting complementary assets via interfirm cooperation", Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 22 Nos 6/7, pp. 687-99.
83. Rowley, T., Behrens, D. and Krackhardt, D. (2000), "Redundant governance structures: an analysis of structural and relational embeddedness in the steel and semiconductor industries", Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 21 No. 3, pp. 369-86.
84. Sambasivarao, K.V. and Deshmukh, S.G. (1995), "Selection and implementation of advanced manufacturing technologies: classification and literature review of issues", International Journal of Operations and Production Management, Vol. 15 No. 10, pp. 43-62.
85. Saxton, T. (1997), "The effects of partner and relationship characteristics on alliance outcomes", Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 40 No. 2, pp. 443-61.
86. Schilling, M.A. and Hill, C.W.L. (1998), "Managing the new product development process: strategic imperatives", Academy of Management Executive, Vol. 12 No. 30, pp. 67-81.
87. Schrader, S. (1991), "Informal technology transfer between firms: cooperation through information trading", Research Policy, Vol. 20 No. 2, pp. 153-70.
88. Schumpeter, J. (1942), Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy, Harper, New York, NY.
89. Shenhar, A.J. (1998), "From theory to practice: toward a typology of project-management styles", IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Vol. 45 No. 1, pp. 33-48.
90. Sicotte, H. and Langley, A. (2000), "Integration mechanisms and R&D project performance", Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, Vol. 17 No. 1, pp. 1-37.
91. Singh, K. (1997), "The impact of technological complexity and interfirm cooperation on business survival", Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 40 No. 2, pp. 339-67.
92. Song, M. and Montoya-Weiss, M.M. (2001), "The effect of perceived technological uncertainty on Japanese new product development", Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 44 No. 1, pp. 61-80.
93. Stock, G.N. and Tatikonda, M.V. (2000), "A conceptual typology of project-level technology transfer processes", Journal of Operations Management, Vol. 18 No. 6, pp. 719-37.
94. Stock, G.N., Greis, N.P. and Dibner, M.D. (1996), "Parent-subsidiary communication in international biotechnology R&D", IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Vol. 43 No. 1, pp. 56-68.
95. Subramaniam, M., Rosenthal, S.R. and Hatten, K.J. (1998), "Global new product development processes: preliminary findings and research propositions", Journal of Management Studies, Vol. 35 No. 6, pp. 773-96.
96. Tait, P. and Vessey, I. (1988), "The effect of user involvement on system success: a contingency approach", MIS Quarterly, March, pp. 90-107.
97. Tatikonda, M.V. (1999), "An empirical study of platform and derivative product development projects", Journal of Product Innovation Management, Vol. 16 No. 1, pp. 3-26.
98. Tatikonda, M.V. and Montoya-Weiss, M.M. (2001), "Integrating operations and marketing perspectives of product innovation: the influence of organizational process factors and capabilities on development performance", Management Science, Vol. 47 No. 1, pp. 151-72.
99. Tatikonda, M.V. and Rosenthal, S.R. (1998), The Design and Development of Agfa Compugraphic's CG9400 Imagesetter, Center for Enterprise Leadership, Boston, MA.
100. Tatikonda, M.V. and Rosenthal, S.R. (2000a), "Successful execution of product development projects: balancing firmness and flexibility in the innovation process", Journal of Operations Management, Vol. 18 No. 4, pp. 401-26.
101. Tatikonda, M.V. and Rosenthal, S.R. (2000b), "Technology novelty, project complexity and product development project execution success", IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Vol. 47 No. 1, pp. 74-87.
102. Tatikonda, M.V. and Stock, G.N. (2003), "Product technology transfer in the upstream supply chain", Journal of Product Innovation Management, Vol. 20 No. 6, pp. 444-67.
103. Thompson, J.D. (1967), Organizations in Action, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY.
104. Tsang, E.W.K. (1997), "Choice of international technology transfer mode: a resource-based view", Management International Review, Vol. 37 No. 2, pp. 151-68.
105. Turner, G., LeMay, S.A. and Mitchell, M.A. (1994), "Solving the reverse logistics problem: applying the symbiotic logistics concept", Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice, Vol. 2 No. 2, pp. 15-27.
106. Tushman, M.L. and Anderson, P. (1986), "Technological discontinuities and organizational environments", Administrative Science Quarterly, Vol. 31 No. 3, pp. 439-65.
107. Tushman, M.L. and Nadler, D.A. (1978), "Information processing as in integrating concept in organizational design", Academy of Management Review, Vol. 3 No. 3, pp. 613-24.
108. Tushman, M.L. and Rosenkopf, L. (1992), "Organizational determinants of technological change: toward a sociology of technological evolution", Research in Organizational Behavior, Vol. 14, pp. 311-47.
109. Ulrich, K.T. and Eppinger, S.D. (2000), Product Design and Development, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY.
110. Van de Ven, A.H. and Ferry, D.L. (1980), Measuring and Assessing Organizations, Wiley-Interscience, New York, NY.
111. Walton, R.E. (1966), "A theory of conflict in lateral organizational relationships", in: Lawrence, J.R. (Ed.), Operational Research and the Social Sciences, Tavistock, London, pp. 409-28.
112. Wheelwright, S.C. and Clark, K.B. (1992a), "Creating project plans to focus product development", Harvard Business Review, pp. 70-82.
113. Wheelwright, S.C. and Clark, K.B. (1992b), Revolutionizing Product Development, Free Press, New York, NY.
114. Wheelwright, S.C. and Clark, K.B. (1995), Leading Product Development, Free Press, New York, NY.
115. Wong, A. (1999), "Partnering through cooperative goals in supply chain relationships", Total Quality Management, Vol. 10 No. 4/5, pp. 786-92.
116. Yin, R.K. (1994), Case Study Research, Sage Publications, Newbury Park, CA.
117. Yoon, E. and Lilien, G.L. (1985), "New industrial product performance: the effects of market characteristics and strategy", The Journal of Product Innovation Management, Vol. 2 No. 3, pp. 134-44.
118. Perrow, C. (1967), "A framework for comparative analysis of organizations", American Sociological Review, Vol. 32, pp. 194-208.
119. Van de Ven, A.H., Delbecq, A.L. and Koenig, R. Jr (1976), "Determinants of coordination modes within organizations", American Sociological Review, Vol. 41, pp. 322-38.