When Is Frequent Face-To-Face Contact Necessary In Innovation? A Comparative Study Of Two Distributed Product Development Projects
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This paper combines the concept of technological modularity from the product-development literature with the concept of brokers from literature about communities of practice to explain why some innovation project teams require frequent face-to-face interactions to efficiently co-create new technologies, whereas others do not. The explanation is explored through a comparative case-study analysis of two distributed product-development projects in the European software and telecommunications industries. These case-study projects traversed several geographical sites in Norway, Germany, Greece, England and the Netherlands as well various communities of practice related to a number of distinct technological specialisations. The method involved participative observations and 40 in-depth interviews with key project members, managers and consultants.Download Info
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Article provided by Taylor and Francis Journals in its journal Economics of Innovation and New Technology.
Volume (Year): 16 (2007)
Issue (Month): 6 ()
Pages: 467-484
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Keywords: International innovation projects; Face-to-face interactions; ICT; Communities of practice; Technological modularity;References
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