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| Author: | Kim, J. Wilemon, D. |
| Title: | The learning organization as facilitator of complex NPD projects |
| Journal: | Creativity and innovation management
2007 : VOL. 16:2, p. 176-191 |
| Index terms: | complexity learning new products product development |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The paper discusses new product development (NPD) and how the inability of managing the complexity of it may may cause projects to fail. By creating a learning organization attuned to complexity and its management, companies are more likely to have the knowledge and skills to respond to the complexity encoutered in NPD projects. A study with 32 field interviews is conducted to examine organizational learning and its relationship to product development complexity. Based on the study the paper advances several suggestions for implementing a learning organization designed specifically to capitalize on the experiences of development firms' efforts in dealing with complexity and its consequences. |
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