How the New Product Development team should be formed and function given the radicalness of the innovation
(2014) ENTN39 20141Department of Business Administration
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Title: How the New Product Development team should be formed and function given the radicalness of the innovation
Date of the seminar: 3rd of June, 2014.
Course: Master Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation Internship and degree project (Master’s Thesis 15 ECTS)
Authors: Jens Strinsjö and Paweł Polijaniuk
Supervisor: Joakim Winborg
Thesis purpose: The purpose of this Thesis is to examine how radical innovations are best developed, by analyzing them on the characteristics influencing them in order to measure their level of radicalness, and thus, form suitable teams and make them function accordingly. Moreover, the dissertation aims at filling the gap left in the literature regarding the aforementioned subject in the... (More) - Title: How the New Product Development team should be formed and function given the radicalness of the innovation
Date of the seminar: 3rd of June, 2014.
Course: Master Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation Internship and degree project (Master’s Thesis 15 ECTS)
Authors: Jens Strinsjö and Paweł Polijaniuk
Supervisor: Joakim Winborg
Thesis purpose: The purpose of this Thesis is to examine how radical innovations are best developed, by analyzing them on the characteristics influencing them in order to measure their level of radicalness, and thus, form suitable teams and make them function accordingly. Moreover, the dissertation aims at filling the gap left in the literature regarding the aforementioned subject in the context of a high technology company.
Methodology: The study has a qualitative approach in the form of numerous individual interviews, accompanied by open discussions and observations from our internship company. Thus, the study has been based on our empirical material which has been analyzed on the basis of our research question with the use of an extensive literature review.
Theoretical perspectives: The theories applied in this dissertation are mainly relating to the area of corporate entrepreneurship, although there are some input from the area of project leadership and team formation in relation to the New Product Development process.
Conclusions: Our findings show how the top-management at innovating firms, within the high-tech non-consumer industry should focus on the characteristics of the radical innovation, in order to examine the level of complexity and uncertainty. By applying our model, the innovating firm will be able to neglect the one-size-fit-all approach, and instead achieve a more suitable and context based approach, which will increase the likelihood of NPD-success. (Less)
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- Strinsjö, Jens LU and Polijaniuk, Pawel
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- course
- ENTN39 20141
- year
- 2014
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- New product development, radical innovation, team function, team formation, innovation characteristics
- language
- English
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- 4461228
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Date of the seminar: 3rd of June, 2014.
Course: Master Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation Internship and degree project (Master’s Thesis 15 ECTS)
Authors: Jens Strinsjö and Paweł Polijaniuk
Supervisor: Joakim Winborg
Thesis purpose: The purpose of this Thesis is to examine how radical innovations are best developed, by analyzing them on the characteristics influencing them in order to measure their level of radicalness, and thus, form suitable teams and make them function accordingly. Moreover, the dissertation aims at filling the gap left in the literature regarding the aforementioned subject in the context of a high technology company.
Methodology: The study has a qualitative approach in the form of numerous individual interviews, accompanied by open discussions and observations from our internship company. Thus, the study has been based on our empirical material which has been analyzed on the basis of our research question with the use of an extensive literature review.
Theoretical perspectives: The theories applied in this dissertation are mainly relating to the area of corporate entrepreneurship, although there are some input from the area of project leadership and team formation in relation to the New Product Development process.
Conclusions: Our findings show how the top-management at innovating firms, within the high-tech non-consumer industry should focus on the characteristics of the radical innovation, in order to examine the level of complexity and uncertainty. By applying our model, the innovating firm will be able to neglect the one-size-fit-all approach, and instead achieve a more suitable and context based approach, which will increase the likelihood of NPD-success.}},
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