Organizing new product development: Knowledge hollowing‐out and knowledge integration – the FIAT Auto case
International Journal of Operations & Production Management
ISSN: 0144-3577
Article publication date: 1 September 2003
Abstract
The paper analyses the organization of the new product development process at FIAT from a resource‐based perspective. The focus is on organizational resources for integrating dispersed specialist knowledge required in the development of complex products. The analysis shows how the application of a resource‐based perspective is able to uncover negative long‐term effects of outsourcing on the knowledge base (hollowing out), despite beneficial short‐term effects on cost.
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Citation
Becker, M.C. and Zirpoli, F. (2003), "Organizing new product development: Knowledge hollowing‐out and knowledge integration – the FIAT Auto case", International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Vol. 23 No. 9, pp. 1033-1061. https://doi.org/10.1108/01443570310491765
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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