ThP tiaditinn-Tl catPgori ?:ation nf innovation as t^ithpr "inrrpnipntal " or "radical" is incomplete and fundanient al ly inisl eadi ng ."Generational" - that reconfigures a technical system without changing its elements -i^; qualitatively different from both incremental radical often ha< important unexpected organisational competitive consequences.This paper defines generational illustrates the concept's explanatory force through an empirical study of history semiconductor...

We live in a dynamic economic and commercial world, surrounded by objects of remarkable complexity power. In many industries, changes products technologies have brought with them new kinds firms forms organization. are discovering news ways structuring work, bringing buyers sellers together, creating using market information. Although our fast-moving economy often seems to be outside influence or control, human beings create the things that forces. Devices, software programs, production...

This paper examines the effect on product development of project scope: extent to which a new is based unique parts developed in-house. Using data from larger study in world auto industry, presents evidence impact scope lead time and engineering productivity. Studies automotive supplier industry suggest that very different structures relationships exist Japan, U.S., Europe. Yet there has been little these differences performance. Further, known about effects strategies (i.e. versus common or...

Journal Article Integration and Dynamic Capability: Evidence from Product Development in Automobiles Mainframe Computers Get access MARCO IANSITI, IANSITI Graduate School of Business Administration, Harvard University, Morgan T69, Boston, MA 02163, USA Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar KIM B. CLARK Industrial Corporate Change, Volume 3, Issue 1994, Pages 557–605, https://doi.org/10.1093/icc/3.3.557 Published: 01 September 1994

This paper argues that the architecture of a codebase is critical factor lies at heart open source development process. We define two observable properties an architecture: (1) modularity and (2) option value. Developers can often make informed judgments about value from early, partially implemented code releases. show codebases are more modular or have increase developers’ incentives to join remain involved in effort decrease amount free riding equilibrium. These effects occur because...

Creating a distinctive advantage in the speed, efficiency, and quality of product developments is major challenge for most firms. Achieving integration across functions lies at heart that challenge. While many authors recommend teams as way to effectively manage development activities, realizing outstanding performance requires much more than simply naming members core team designating project head. A competitive capability fundamental changes how work gets done; skills, capabilities, tools...

This exploratory paper sketches some of the behavioral processes that give rise to learning curve. Using data from two manufacturing departments in an electronic equipment company, we construct a model productivity improvement as function cumulative output and managerial variables—engineering changes workforce training. Exploration this highlights complex relationship between first-order second-order learning.

In the dictionary, integrity means wholeness, completeness, soundness. products, is source of sustainable competitive advantage. Products with perform superbly, provide good value, and satisfy customers' expectations in every respect, including such intangibles as their look feel. Consider this example from auto industry. 1987, Mazda put a racy four-wheel steering system five-door family hatchback. Honda introduced comparable Prelude, sporty, two-door coupe. Most Honda's customers installed...

In light of the widespread adoption advanced production concepts over last decade, traditional concern manufacturing strategy–linking structure and infrastructure to business strategy–has seemed less powerful in explaining competitive success or improving performance. Companies that have introduced just‐in‐time, total quality management, continuous improvement, design for manufacturability, concurrent engineering appear reaped benefits quality, dependability, flexibility, high variety, low...