This study aims to explore the impact of Lean Product Development (LPD) initiatives on interactions between R&D units localized in different Countries. To this aim, we conduct a comparative case study on three automotive companies with R&D units in Europe and China. Findings reveal that different types of LPD initiatives – we classified as process-, tools-, and people-oriented - trigger different human behaviors and, as a consequence, different kinds of inter-organizational interactions, we labeled as methodological transfer, technical collaboration and conceptual collaboration.
Exploring interactions between worldwide R&D units: influence of lean initiatives
DANESE, PAMELA;MANFE', VALERIA;
2016
Abstract
This study aims to explore the impact of Lean Product Development (LPD) initiatives on interactions between R&D units localized in different Countries. To this aim, we conduct a comparative case study on three automotive companies with R&D units in Europe and China. Findings reveal that different types of LPD initiatives – we classified as process-, tools-, and people-oriented - trigger different human behaviors and, as a consequence, different kinds of inter-organizational interactions, we labeled as methodological transfer, technical collaboration and conceptual collaboration.
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