Managing early phases of innovation processes and the use of methods within - Empirical results from an industry survey

Stephan Franke, Rafael Kirschner, Andreas Kain, Inge Becker, Udo Lindemann

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Abstract

Innovation processes demand for a powerful and far sighted management. A key to manage innovation are measures, which need to comprise potential success factors in order to impact on validity. Companies have to prioritize their challenges within the topic of innovation and technology management. The paper introduces to measuring innovation success and proposes a combined index value. A survey focused on innovation processes and method application within 87 companies identifies potential success factors for new product development (NPD). The survey enlightens the intensity of method application within the development process. Results are related to successful and less successful companies and highlight the importance of systematic method application in NPD processes. The authors conclude that more efforts to explicitly define processes have to be done by the management. Furthermore the study indicates that the application of particular methods during the whole process leads to a higher innovation success.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDS 58-1
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of ICED 09, the 17th International Conference on Engineering Design
Pages193-204
Number of pages12
StatePublished - 2009
Event17th International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED 09 - Palo Alto, CA, United States
Duration: 24 Aug 200927 Aug 2009

Publication series

NameDS 58-1: Proceedings of ICED 09, the 17th International Conference on Engineering Design
Volume1

Conference

Conference17th International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED 09
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPalo Alto, CA
Period24/08/0927/08/09

Keywords

  • Early phases
  • Empirical study
  • Front-end of innovation
  • Innovation process
  • Methods
  • New product development
  • Product innovation
  • Success factors
  • Survey

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