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A Hierarchical Framework of New Products Development : an Example from Biotechnology

Université de Fribourg

    2003
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  • European Journal of Innovation Management. - Emerald. - 2003, vol. 6, no. 1, p. 48-63
New product development
Hierarchy
Biotechnology
Economic conditions
English Many new products are based on new technologies, which may in turn be based on new scientific discoveries. The extant literature on new product development has focused on how a firm may successfully commercialize new products. There is a corporate cost associated with new product failure, which extends beyond the final product-manufacturing corporation to all the parties involved in the supply chain for the failed product. The new product development community has developed frameworks for managing the new product development process to minimize new product failure, notably by incorporating customer preferences into a cross-functional approach to new product design and by creating a set of decision points or stage gates. The focus of these has been on the latter stages of the new product development process. Besides corporate decisions, society and its various institutions play a role in the shaping of new products from knowledge discoveries. Identifies how other participants may indeed influence the development of new products. Permits a more deliberate understanding of the possible impact of aiding or preventing a movement up the development hierarchy and so a clearer understanding of the potential benefits and opportunity costs may arise.
Faculty
Faculté des sciences économiques et sociales et du management
Department
Département d'économie quantitative
Language
  • English
Classification
Economics
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