Paper Info
Title
Assessing The Role Of Knowledge Management In The New Product Development Process: An Empirical Study
Abstract
The actual competitive context is stressing the importance of knowledge management (KM) enhancing organizational performance through the creation, sharing and reuse of knowledge.The purpose of the present study is to empirically explore the role of KM in the enhancement of new product development (NPD) process within a set of companies with at least a R&D department located in Italy. The authors formulated a conceptual research model, including the relation between KM, NPD performance and strategies, that has been validated through statistical analyses. The outcomes confirm the positive relation between KM maturity and NPD performance in the Electrical sector. Moreover, the identification of Critical Success Factors (CSFs), is influenced by KM techniques adopted, revealing the impact of KM on NPD strategies. Finally the achievement of good NPD performances, such as the ease to fill out reports and projects, appears related to appropriate NPD strategies.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1007/978-3-662-45937-9_39
PRODUCT LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT FOR A GLOBAL MARKET (PLM 2014)
Keywords
Field
DocType
Knowledge Management (KM), New Product Development (NPD), New Product Development performance, New Product Development strategies
Organizational performance,Reuse,Knowledge management,Engineering,Empirical research,New product development
Conference
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
442
1868-4238
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
5
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Romeo Bandinelli133.58
Elisa d'Avolio200.68
Monica Rossi3167.10
Sergio Terzi412924.96
Rinaldo Rinaldi501.69