Usage of ICT Tools in New Product Development

2010 ◽  
pp. 76-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina Risom Jespersen ◽  
Nuka Buck
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
User Involvement ◽  
New Product ◽  
Performance Expectations ◽  
Strategic Emphasis ◽  
Innovative Climate ◽  
The Social ◽  
Ict Tools ◽  
And Performance

Involvement of users in new product development is needed more than ever due to the technological and the social progression in recent years. Usage of ICT tools is one approach forwarded in literature discussing user-involvement. This chapter explores the antecedents of ICT usage in NPD. We utilize five groups of factors: innovative climate, strategic emphasis on ICT tools, ICT champions, competencies and performance expectations. To this end three case studies were conducted. The case findings demonstrate that the most significant antecedents for sustained user-involvement in NPD with ICT tools are strategic emphasis, competencies and the type of ICT champion.

Investigating the Impact of Knowledge Management Factors on New Product Development Performance

2011 ◽  
pp. 210-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Belbaly Nassim
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Product Development ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
New Product ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Management Factors ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Npd Performance

Knowledge is recognized as an important weapon for new product development (NPD) performance, and many firms are beginning to manage the knowledge detained by their new product development processes. Researchers have investigated knowledge management factors such as enablers, creation processes, and performance. However, very few studies have explored the relationship between these factors in the context of new product development (NPD). To fill this gap, this article develops a research model which applies the knowledge management factors to the NPD context. The model includes five enablers: collaboration, trust, learning, team leadership characteristics, and t-shaped skills with an emphasis on the knowledge creation processes such as socialization, externalization, combination, and internalization. The results confirm the strong support of the research model and the impact of the independent variables (knowledge management enablers) on the dependent variables (knowledge creation and NPD performance). In light of these findings, the implications for both theory and practice are discussed.

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