Title: The process of innovation in small manufacturing firms

Authors: Anthony O'Shea, Norman McBain

Addresses: Centre for Achievement in Manufacturing and Management (CAMM), University of Sunderland, UK. Centre for Achievement in Manufacturing and Management (CAMM), University of Sunderland, UK

Abstract: Time compression new product development processes (NPDP) are viewed as the current best practice models for NPDP. We describe the concepts that are inherent in these models and consider their efficacy with respect to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). We present preliminary data from a grounded theoretical study of the NPDP in six SMEs. This indicates that these organisations use NPDPs differently to those in the literature.

Keywords: new product development processes; innovation; time compression; grounded theory; technological determinism; social choice; SMEs.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.1999.002792

International Journal of Technology Management, 1999 Vol.18 No.5/6/7/8, pp.610-626

Published online: 06 Jul 2003 *

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