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1 – 5 of 5Mitch Beaumont, Ben Thuriaux-Alemán, Prashanth Prasad and Chandler Hatton
According to the authors research, Agile approaches are increasingly being deployed successfully alongside phase-gate processes in engineering and R&D functions outside software…
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Purpose
According to the authors research, Agile approaches are increasingly being deployed successfully alongside phase-gate processes in engineering and R&D functions outside software, with a very positive result.
Design/methodology/approach
An Agile approach to product development has been a mainstay of the software industry since the turn of the century. In recent years, some non-software product-based companies have successfully combined both Agile and non-Agile methods in a complementary way to pursue breakthrough innovation. The article reports on how to make this combination work.
Findings
The study found companies adopting two general approaches when trying to introduce Agile into an existing phase-gate process: integrating Agile into a single innovation process or adding a partly parallel Agile path.
Practical implications
As a measure of Agile’s potential, the software industry has consistently produced patents at three times the level of the next-most prolific sectors.
Originality/value
Arthur D. Little’s research reveals that companies that have successfully added Agile methods to their toolboxes and tailor their innovation approaches by the type of innovation – incremental or breakthrough–perform significantly better than those that stick to single phase-gate approach.
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This study examines how foreign R&D investment may explain interfirm variations in productivity performance of home country firms in terms of spillovers. Many have studied…
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This study examines how foreign R&D investment may explain interfirm variations in productivity performance of home country firms in terms of spillovers. Many have studied spillovers from MNCs to host country’s firms, but there is still scarce evidence on spillovers from outward FDI to the home country. This study analyzes spillovers from foreign R&D investment and hypothesizes that the benefit of outward R&D spillovers occurs only when knowledge accumulated in foreign R&D centers is effectively transferred to MNCs’ parent companies at home. This benefit depends on the mandate of foreign R&D units, their embeddedness in the host economy, and their entry mode. Using detailed firm-level data for Switzerland, our findings seem to support our arguments.
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Yufeng Zhang, Mike Gregory and Yongjiang Shi
The purpose of this paper is to propose an integrating framework for the configuration and performance of global engineering networks (GEN).
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to propose an integrating framework for the configuration and performance of global engineering networks (GEN).
Design/methodology/approach
The reported study is based on a comprehensive literature review and refined by the practice of three global leading companies along key industry sectors.
Findings
This framework presents the key patterns of GEN from an evolution perspective and demonstrates the influence of the major driving forces.
Research limitations/implications
In addition, this study also identifies research opportunities in two areas: further testing the theory of GEN with a broader range of industry sectors, and expanding the study to inter‐firm engineering activities. The further study is planned accordingly.
Originality/value
The paper offers a systematic view of GEN and can help companies in the design and operation.
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