TY - JOUR AB - Reports exploratory research focusing on this neglected area based on semi‐structured interviews with R&D and marketing managers of major international pharmaceutical companies. Major findings include the fact that few of the responding companies integrate marketing and R&D in the formulation of product development strategy which is a considerable source of resentment between the marketing and R&D functions. Also, whilst the move from functional specialisation to cross‐functional therapeutic teams is effective in focusing NPD activity and delivering projects on time, they ignore innovative opportunities that are not directly related to the project. External specialist companies are an increasingly important source of innovation and the ability to manage them effectively is essential for maintaining competitive advantage in the pharmaceutical industry. VL - 3 IS - 4 SN - 1460-1060 DO - 10.1108/14601060010352506 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/14601060010352506 AU - Rafiq Mohammed AU - Saxon Tim PY - 2000 Y1 - 2000/01/01 TI - R&D and marketing integration in NPD in the pharmaceutical industry T2 - European Journal of Innovation Management PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 222 EP - 231 Y2 - 2024/04/19 ER -