Relationships among functional units and new product performance: The moderating effect of technological turbulence

Though there has been plenty of research into new product success factors, only a few studies have tried to analyse whether these factors are important in different settings. In this study, we propose and test a model that links physical proximity among functional units, presence of product champion...

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Published in:Technovation 2010-05, Vol.30 (5), p.310-321
Main Authors: Fernández, Pilar, Luisa Del Río, M., Varela, José, Bande, Belén
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Computational fluid dynamics
Documents
Enterprises
Financial performance
Fluid flow
Harmony among functional units
Impact analysis
Innovation
Links
Managers
Mathematical models
Modelling
New product performance
New products
Organizations
Physical proximity
Product champion
Product development
Proximity
R&D
Research & development
Research and development
Spain
Studies
Technological change
Technological turbulence
Turbulence
Turbulent flow
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Summary:Though there has been plenty of research into new product success factors, only a few studies have tried to analyse whether these factors are important in different settings. In this study, we propose and test a model that links physical proximity among functional units, presence of product champions, cross-functional harmony, and new product program performance. The moderating effects of perceived technological turbulence on relationships between new product performance and its antecedents are also tested. Our results, obtained from 151 managers working for Spanish firms with a R&D department, confirm the different impact of these factors on the three measures of performance considered and also on two groups of organizations, the ones that perceive high technological turbulence and the ones that perceive low technological turbulence.
ISSN:0166-4972
1879-2383
DOI:10.1016/j.technovation.2009.09.003