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| Author: | Callahan, J. Lasry, E. |
| Title: | The importance of customer input in the development of very new products |
| Journal: | R & D Management
2004 : MAR, VOL. 34:2, p. 107-120 |
| Index terms: | computer industry customers new products product development |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This research explores the acquisition of customer input and its importance in the development of very new products. Data were gathered on 55 product development projects from the computer telephony integration industry - a new industry experiencing rapid technological change. The data were used to test hypotheses concerning the relationships between product newness, the importance of customer input in the development process, and the use of customer intensive market research methods. It was found that the importance of customer input increases with market newness of a product up to a point and then drops off for very new products, whereas the importance of customer input increases with technological newness of a product without dropping off. |
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