This book brings together the work of leading international researchers in the field of product innovation and development and provides a comprehensive range of studies in successful product development in different industries. It will be indispensable reading for academics in the field of innovation and technology management, and for professionals in industry responsible for product development.
Author(s): Toshihiro Nishiguchi
Year: 1996
Language: English
Pages: 320
Contents......Page 10
Contributors......Page 12
1. Introduction: Managing Product Development......Page 16
I. Broad Perspectives of Product Development......Page 24
2. New Product Development Effectiveness: A Triadic Comparison in the Information-Technology Industry......Page 26
3. The Social Bases of Industrial Innovation and Product Development......Page 55
4. International Product Development of Japanese Firms: Product Group Coherence and Internal Isomorphism Matrix......Page 70
II. Automobile Development......Page 86
5. Strategy, Structure, and Performance in Product Development: Observations from the Auto Industry......Page 88
6. External Integration in Product Development......Page 134
III. Supplier Involvement......Page 176
7. Incentives for Supplier Participation in Product Development: Evidence from the U.S. Auto Industry......Page 178
8. Is Technical Innovation All? A Hidden Meaning of Social Relationships Behind Product Development Stage in the Japanese Automotive Industry......Page 203
9. Suppliers' Process Innovation: Understated Aspects of Japanese Industrial Sourcing......Page 219
IV. Industry Specificities......Page 244
10. Magic Bullets and Patent Wars: New Product Development and the Evolution of the Biotechnology Industry......Page 246
11. Product Development Capability as a Strategic Weapon: Canon's Experience in the Photolithographic Alignment Equipment Industry......Page 274
12. Product Development in the Textile Machinery Industry......Page 293
A......Page 306
C......Page 307
D......Page 308
E......Page 309
I......Page 310
L......Page 312
N......Page 313
P......Page 314
R......Page 316
S......Page 317
U......Page 318
Z......Page 319
