Tomoatsu Shibata and Mitsuru Kodama
The article seeks to provide new practical viewpoints regarding the knowledge management and organizational development of new product development through in‐depth case studies.
Abstract
Purpose
The article seeks to provide new practical viewpoints regarding the knowledge management and organizational development of new product development through in‐depth case studies.
Design/methodology/approach
Due to the exploratory nature of this research and our interest in identifying the main people, events, activities and influences that affect the progress of product innovation, the authors selected the grounded theory style of data interpretation. The authors present a basic framework in which the integration of various organizational boundaries between heterogeneous organizations both inside and outside corporations creates new knowledge.
Findings
These case studies illustrate the dynamism in which new knowledge is created by simultaneously promoting the formation of a horizontally integrated network among strategic communities between external partners including customers and a vertically integrated network among strategic communities within the corporation.
Originality/value
Provides new practical viewpoints regarding the knowledge management and strategy of technology management.
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Tomoatsu Shibata and Mitsuru Kodama
The purpose of this paper is to provide new practical viewpoints and a framework regarding the management of technology transition from old to new technology through an in‐depth…
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to provide new practical viewpoints and a framework regarding the management of technology transition from old to new technology through an in‐depth case study of Fanuc.
Design/methodology/approach
Due to the exploratory nature of this research and our interest in identifying key factors that affect the progress of technological transition, the authors selected the grounded theory style of data interpretation.
Findings
This case study identifies three key factors common to Fanuc's two major technological transitions and provides a new framework for the successful transition.
Originality/value
This paper provides new practical viewpoints regarding the management of technology transition from old to new technology.