Make-to-concept: A "solution-based" approach to complex new product development

International Journal of Innovation Management

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 279-301

  Zhang, Lihong ^a   Bryde, David ^b   Meehan, Joanne ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

complex new product development; open system specification; project interfacing interaction coordination; Project stakeholders; stakeholder engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953808822     PISSN: 13639196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1363919611003167     Document Type: Article

References (51)

1. Allen, J, A James and P Gamlen (2007). Formal versus informal knowledge networks in R&D: A case study using social network analysis. R&D Management, 37(3), 179-196.
2. Bailetti, AJ, JR Callahan and S McCluskey (1998). Coordination at different stages of the product design process. R&D Management, 28(4), 237-247. (Pubitemid 128630240)
3. Caldwell, N, A Davies, J Roehrish and J Zheng (2008). Procuring complex performance: T5 and PFI compared. 15th Annual Conference of European Operations Management Association. Groningen, Netherlands.
4. Caron, F and A Fiore (1995). "Engineer to order" companies: How to integrate manufacturing and innovative processes. International Journal of Project Management, 13(5), 313-319.
5. Carr, JJ (2000). Requirements engineering and management: The key to design quality complex systems. The TQM Magazine, 12(6), 4400-4407.
6. Chen, M, Y Chang and S Hung (2008). Social capital and creativity in R&D project teams. R&D Management, 38(1), 21-34.
7. Cooper, R, A Wootton and M Bruce (1998). Requirements capture: Theory and practice. Technovation, 18(8/9), 498-511.
8. Davies, A (2003). Integrated solutions: The changing business of systems integration. In The Business of Systems Integration. A Prencipe, A Davies and M Hobday (Eds.) Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 333-369.
9. Dodgson, M and J Bessant (1996). Effective Innovation Policy: A New Approach. London: International Thomson Business Press.
10. Eisenhardt, KM and BN Tabrizi (1995). Accelerating adaptive processes: Product innovation in the global computer industry. Administrative Science Quarterly, 40, 84-110.
11. Genus, A and A-M Coles (2006). Firm strategies for risk management in innovation. International Journal of Innovation Management, 10(2), 113-126.
12. Hacklin, F, V Raurich and C Marxt (2005). Implications of technological convergence on innovation trajectories: The case of ICT industry. International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management, 2(3), 313-330.
13. Hallen, L, J Johanson and N Seyed-Mohamed (1991). Interfirm adaptation in business relationships. Journal of Marketing, 55, 29-37.
14. Harmancioglu, N, R McNally, R Calantone and S Durmusoglu (2007). Your new product development (NPD) is only as good as your process: An exploratory analysis of new NPD process design and implementation. R&D Management, 37(5), 399-424.
15. Hart, O (1995). Firms, Contracts and Financial Structure. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
16. Hobday, M and H Rush (1999). Technology management in complex product systems (CoPS) - Ten questions answered. International Journal of Technology Management, 17(6), 618-638.
17. Iansiti, M (1998). Technology Integration: Making Critical Choices in a Dynamic World. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Business School Press.
18. Jha, KN and KC Iyer (2006). Critical determinants of project coordination. International Journal of Project Management, 24(4), 314-322.
19. Karlsson C and E Lovén (2005). Managing new technology integration: Integrating software in manufactured products. International Journal of Innovation Management, 9(3), 343-370. (Pubitemid 41308652)
20. Koskinen, KU and S Mäkinen (2008). Role of boundary objects in negotiations of project contracts. International Journal of Project Management, in press.
21. Kritchanchai, D and BL MacCarthy (1999). Responsiveness of the order fulfilment process.International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 19(8), 812-833.
22. Kultti, K and T Takalo (2000). Incomplete contracting in an R&D project: The Micronas case. R&D Management, 30(1), 67-77.
23. Lee-Kelley, L and T Sankey (2008). Global virtual teams for value creation and project success: A case study. International Journal of Project Management, 26(1), 51-62.
24. Lester, RK, MJ Piore and KM Malek (2002). Interpretive management: What general managers can learn from design. In Managing Innovation and Change, J Henry and D Mayle (eds.). London: Sage Publications.
25. Lettl, C, C Herstatt and H Gemuenden (2006). Users' contributions to radical innovation: Evidence from four cases in the field of medical equipment technology. R&DManagement, 36(3), 251-272. (Pubitemid 43824123)
26. Liker, JK, DK Sobek II, AC Ward and JJ Cristiano (1996). Involving suppliers in product development in the United States and Japan: Evidence for set-based concurrent engineering. IEEE Transactions of Engineering Management, 43(2), 165-178. (Pubitemid 126779979)
27. Lim, L, E Garnsey and M Gregory (2006). Product and process innovation in biopharmaceuticals: A new perspective on development. R&D Management, 36(1), 27-36. (Pubitemid 43424178)
28. Loasby, BJ (1998). The organisation of capabilities. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 35, 139-160. (Pubitemid 128186098)
29. Lycett, M, A Rassau and J Danson (2004). Programme management: A critical review. International Journal of Project Management, 22, 289-299. (Pubitemid 38403724)
30. Mitchell, RK, BR Agle and DJ Wood (1997). Toward a theory of stakeholder identification and salience: Defining the principle of who and what really counts. The Academy of Management Review, 22(4), 853-886.
31. Murtoaro, J and J Kujala (2007). Project negotiation analysis. International Journal of Project Management, 25(7), 722-733. (Pubitemid 47386990)
32. Murtoaro, J and J Kujala (2007). Project negotiation analysis. International Journal of Project Management, 25(7), 722-733. (Pubitemid 47386990)
33. Nellöre, R, K Soderquist and KA Eriksson (1999). A specification model for product development. European Management Journal, 117(11), 50-63.
34. Nightingale, P (2000). The product-process-organisation relationship in complex development projects. Research Policy, 29(7/8), 913-930.
35. Paton, RA and J McCalman (2000). Change Management: A Guide to Effective Implementation. London: Sage Publications.
36. Pettigrew, AM (2001). Studying organizational change and development: Challenges for future research. The Academy of Management Journal, 44(4), 697-713.
37. Phillips, ME and DS Pugh (2003). How to Get a PhD: A Handbook for Students and Their Supervisors, 3rd Edition. Berkshire, UK: Open University Press.
38. Presley, A, J Sarkis and DH Liles (2000). A soft-system methodology approach for product and process innovation. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 47(3), 379-392.
39. Pruett, M and H Thomas (2008). Experience-based learning in innovation and production. R&D Management, 38(2), 141-153.
40. Raz, T, AJJ Shenhar and D Dvir (2002). Risk management, project success, and technological uncertainty. R&D Management, 32(2), 101-109.
41. Smith, PG and DG Reinertsen (1991). Developing Products in Half the Time. New York: van Nostrand Reinhold.
42. Söderlund, J (2002). Managing complex development projects: Arenas, knowledge processes and time. R&D Management, 32(5), 419-430.
43. Van de ven, AH (1992). Suggestions for studying strategy process: A research note. Strategic Management Journal, 13, 169-188.
44. Van Marrewijk, A, SR Clegg, TS Pitsis and M Veenswijk (2008). Managing public-private megaprojects: Paradoxes, complexity, and project design. International Journal of Project Management, 26(6), 591-600.
45. von Branconi, C and CH Loch (2004). Contracting for major projects: Eight business levers for top management. International Journal of Project Management, 22, 119-130. (Pubitemid 38013310)
46. Walton EJ and S Dawson (2001). Managers' perceptions of criteria of organizational effectiveness. Journal of Management Studies, 38(2), 173-199. (Pubitemid 33385872)
47. Wijen, F and G Duysters (2005). Negotiating innovation: Product renewal as the outcome of a complex bargaining process. R&D Management, 35(1), 73-87. (Pubitemid 40239756)
48. Williams, D and T Parr (2003). Enterprise Programme Management: Deliverying Value. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
49. Williams, TM (1999). The need for new paradigms for complex projects. International Journal of Project Management, 17(5), 269-273.
50. Winch, GM (1994). Managing Production: Engineering Change and Stability. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
51. Yin, RK (1994). Case Study Research: Design and Methods. London: Sage Publications.