Innovation and IT in an International Context [electronic resource] : R&D strategy and operations /
Rowe, F.editor.
Te’eni, D.editor.
Innovation and IT are intertwined. In order to understand how, this book takes an interdisciplinary view of innovation in an international and digital world. It addresses strategic and operational aspects of R and D and new product development, emphasizing knowledge management, configurational design, distance and diversity.
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Notes on Contributors; Abstracts; Introduction: A Systemic View of Innovation; Part I: Strategizing the R&D Function; 1 International Open Innovation: Taking Stock and Moving Forward; 2 The Organization of the Knowledge Base and Inventive Performance; 3 Industrial Clustering and Innovative Output; Part II: IS Support for R&D Coordination and Design; 4 Why Innovative Design Requires New Scientific Foundations for Manageable Identities of Systems
5 Configurational Thinking and Value Creation from Digital Innovation: The Case of Product Lifecycle Management Implementation6 Coordination of  R&D Activities and Communities of Practice in Multinational Companies; 7 Effects of Product Lifecycle Management on the Reliability and Productivity of New Product Development: The Case of Co-development with China ; Part III: Innovation and Collaboration in anInternational Context; 8 Helping Global Software-Development Teams to Overcome the Challenges of Temporal Dispersion and National Diversity:The Importance of Leadership Roles
9 IT Use and Dispersed New Product Development Project Performance: The Mediating Role of Coordination10 'Looking for Trouble' in Global Information Systems Development and New Product Development Outsourcing Projects; 11 Market, Technological and Process Management Knowledge in New Product Development Projects and the Value of New Products; Conclusion; Author Index; Subject Index
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes.
Innovation and IT are intertwined. In order to understand how, this book takes an interdisciplinary view of innovation in an international and digital world. It addresses strategic and operational aspects of R and D and new product development, emphasizing knowledge management, configurational design, distance and diversity.
International business enterprises.
Computer science.
Management.
Industrial management.
Public relations.
Computer industry.
Computers.
International Business.
Computer Science, general.
Innovation/Technology Management.
Corporate Communication/Public Relations.
The Computer Industry.
Information Systems and Communication Service.