Product Development Strategy, Product Innovation Performance, and the Mediating Role of Knowledge Utilization: Evidence from Subsidiaries in China

2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junfeng Zhang ◽  
C. Anthony Di Benedetto ◽  
Scott Hoenig
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Knowledge Utilization ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Product Development Strategy

scholarly journals Contributions to Sustainability in SMEs: Human Resources, Sustainable Product Innovation Performance and the Mediating Role of Employee Creativity

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 2008
Author(s):  
Lucía Muñoz-Pascual ◽  
Jesús Galende ◽  
Carla Curado
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Organizational Level ◽  
Employee Creativity ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Sustainable Product

The analysis of human resources and sustainable innovation through organizational variables is useful, albeit limited, for predicting complex interactions for sustainability development in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This paper seeks to overcome this limitation, proposing three models with variables at two levels, namely, for the development of creativity (individual level) and sustainable product innovation performance (organizational level) and sustainability development. Theoretical models are tested using the Structural Equations Model. It is posited that knowledge, motivation, and relationships (individual level) may be predictors of creativity. In addition, creativity is analyzed as a mediator between human resources and sustainable product innovation performance. In this way, it is easier for SMEs to detect on which aspects of HR they should place greater emphasis for sustainable product innovation performance (PIP), with the purpose of reducing the ones associated with the Covid-19 crisis and obtaining a sustainable world. Information was obtained through an online questionnaire involving a sample of 245 certified innovative Spanish SMEs. The results support major findings: (a) knowledge, (b) motivation, and (c) relationships have a positive impact on creativity; (d) the three models hold that creativity fully mediates human resources and sustainable product innovation performance. The paper contributes to the literature on the human resources and sustainable product innovation performance by adopting a multidisciplinary approach, as well as by analyzing variables on two levels, measuring the most internal aspects of employees (wishes, emotions, ideas, or feelings), and explaining the mediating role of employee creativity.

Study on Agricultural Machinery Products Development Based on Industrial Design Innovation

2014 ◽  
Vol 687-691 ◽  
pp. 5199-5202
Author(s):  
Ying Zheng ◽  
Ke Su ◽  
Wei Xuan Song
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
Industrial Design ◽  
Design Concept ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Agricultural Machinery ◽  
Product Development Strategy ◽  
Design Innovation ◽  
Machinery Manufacturing

According to the current situation of agricultural and the theory of industrial design, the views using the method of industrial design concept, technology, to promote the development of agricultural machinery product innovation, transformation were proposed. The agricultural machinery product development strategy and the effective ways based on industrial design innovation technology were studied. It has a guiding role in development of agricultural products with innovative and development of agricultural machinery manufacturing.

scholarly journals Pengembangan Produk dan Inovasi Produk pada Teh Hijau Cap Pohon Kurma (Studi pada PT Panguji Luhur Utama)

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Bambang Purnomo ◽  
Bambang Raditya Purnomo
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Product Development ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Green Tea ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Actual Situation ◽  
Product Development Strategy ◽  
Descriptive Method

<p><span class="fontstyle0">This research aims to explain and analyze product development strategy and product innovation of Green Tea Cap Pohon Kurma. The descriptive method with a qualitative approach is a type of research used by researchers. The purpose of this research can be described the actual situation in accordance with reality, digging, and analyzing more deeply related to product development strategy and product innovation by using observation, interview, and documentation in data collection techniques. The results of this study indicate that the process of product development should be done proactively to pay attention to financial performance of company (financial performance) so that what is expected by consumer in market can also fulfill the expectation from shareholders (stockholders).</span></p>

scholarly journals Eco-friendly product development strategy: antecedents, outcomes, and contingent effects

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 660-684 ◽  
Author(s):  
Constantine S. Katsikeas ◽  
Constantinos N. Leonidou ◽  
Athina Zeriti
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Product Development Strategy

Cultivating product innovation performance through creativity: the impact of organizational agility and flexibility under technological turbulence

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilert Puriwat ◽  
Danupol Hoonsopon
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
New Product ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Incremental Innovation ◽  
Organizational Agility ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Technological Turbulence ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThis study is to compare the impact of organizational agility and flexibility on performance of each type of product innovation (radical vs incremental innovation). Additionally, the moderating effect of technological turbulence on the relationship between the two types of organization is examined.Design/methodology/approachBased on gaps in the existing literature, the survey data are collected from managers who are in charge of developing new products in three industries: food and beverage, chemical and machinery (N = 431). Confirmatory factory analysis is used to verify measurement items and regression analysis is used to test hypotheses.FindingsThe results show that organizational agility increases performance in radical innovation both in a certain situation and an environment with technological turbulence. In contrast, the impact of organizational flexibility is limited to increasing performance in both radical and incremental innovation performance in a certain situation.Originality/valueOur study extends the knowledge of organizational agility and flexibility in the domain of product innovation. Adaptation of organization to respond the technological turbulence will stimulate creativity of new product development teams to produce new useful ideas and transform these ideas to product innovation. The different types of organizing a new product development team to handle technological turbulence will provide different results in product innovation performance. In addition, the findings provide a recommendation on how the organization of a new product development team can improve performance in each type of product innovation under technological turbulence.

Organizational structure and innovation performance

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 334-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alisher Tohirovich Dedahanov ◽  
Changjoon Rhee ◽  
Junghyun Yoon
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Structure ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Organizational Innovation ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Innovative Behavior ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Republic

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the mediating role of innovative behavior on the relationships between organizational structure, such as centralization, formalization, integration, and organizational innovation performance. Design/methodology/approach The authors collected data from 140 functional managers of manufacturing organizations in the Republic of Korea. The authors used structural equation modeling procedure to evaluate the validity of proposed hypotheses. Findings The results suggest that innovative behavior mediates the links among centralization, formalization, and organizational innovation performance. However, the findings indicate that innovative behavior does not mediate the relationship between integration and organizational innovation performance. Originality/value This work is the first to examine the mediating role of innovative behavior on the associations among centralization, integration, and organizational innovation performance.

scholarly journals The Interaction of Organizational Capabilities and Individual Competences for Open Innovation in Small and Medium Organizations

2019 ◽  
Vol 85 ◽  
pp. 148-175
Author(s):  
Ilma Pranciulytė-Bagdžiūnienė ◽  
Monika Petraitė
Keyword(s):  
Open Innovation ◽  
Strategic Thinking ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Organizational Capabilities ◽  
Organizational Skills ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Business Environments ◽  
The Individual

Open innovation serves as a principal paradigm for success in diverse and dynamic business environments, as it gives the promise of a better-marked acceptance, a higher level of novelty, and managed innovation risks. However, SMEs face a critical challenge in developing open innovation capabilities and establishing new organizational processes that would empower employees to perform in open innovation regimes. We analyze the mediating role of organizational capabilities for employing and facilitating individual competences for innovation performance improvement as based on a survey of 266 SMEs. This study aimed to identify links between organizational capabilities and individual comp etences in AI for innovation performance in SMEs. The results of our study showed that organizational capabilities in AI at the level of organizations play a role as a mediator between competences for AI at the individual level and the progress of innovations. Considering that organizational skills in AI (organizational culture openness, organizational learning and trust, knowledge management systems, etc.) are strong organizational tools that help to increase the efficiency of AI and individual competences (to enhance employee creativity, enhance interaction with partners) as well as management competences (flexibility, ability to work with various professional communities, strategic thinking, etc.). This study partially refutes the assumptions that SMEs can only achieve innovative progress through individual competences in AI. Organizational capabilities in AI are also very important for AI implementation.

scholarly journals Role of Information Technology Capabilities on Product Innovation Performance: Mediating Role of Corporate Entrepreneurship

2018 ◽  
pp. 94-121
Author(s):  
Abdul Wahab .
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Corporate Entrepreneurship ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Organizational Level ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities

Despite the surplus studies demonstrating the significance of information technology capabilities in business growth with innovation, the knowledge of the approaches through which such benefits can be attained and their connections, expertise, and influence to other organizational and managerial aspects are yet limited. Purpose: To fill the research gap by studying the relationship between Information technology capabilities and business innovation within corporate entrepreneurial activities and also examining the mediating effect of Corporate Entrepreneurship, its sustainable approach at managerial level and contribution in market research towards emerging demands of IT. This study is also focusing on the skills, processes, and modifications to achieve such goals; also the implications for the managers dealing with product innovations in dynamic organizations. Design: Selected design for this study is descriptive in nature following a quantitative approach with stratified random sampling technique. The data is collected from 315 IT executive and managers from the population of 50 manufacturing firms in Karachi, Pakistan. Findings: Using data collected from the concerned population in the dynamic business environment, Researcher found the corporate entrepreneurship partially mediating the correlation between product innovation performance and information technology capabilities in an organization. These variables being studied are the observed elements of organizational progress and success; and their impacts on innovation, growth, and success are recognized and attested with the help of hypothesis testing in this research. Significance: This study is providing guide and support to organizations and policymakers incorporate entrepreneurial activities at different firms and managerial levels. Furthermore, this research study fills the existing gap by incorporating corporate entrepreneurship (CE) at the organizational level and contributes to the more robust development, understanding and involvement of IT to improve the overall business value.

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