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Introduction
From the mid-1990s on, the rapid infusion of information and
communication technologies in product development (PD) has significantly enhanced
the importance of IT for product development managers and practitioners.
IT-enabled product development now has the potential to radically redefine
the processes and outcomes of PD. However, as is evident from prior research
on IT management, effective deployment of IT resources for PD calls for the
careful consideration of the complex interplay between the IT application and
the product development context. Managers will need to understand how IT
shapes the PD processes and their outcomes, the development and management of
the PD team (including the norms, values, and the relational ties), the
knowledge flows and the knowledge acquisition/creation strategies, the
project management models, and the linkages of PD with other organizational
functions/objectives.
In
the last few years, there has been a considerable increase in the number of
empirical studies focused on IT and product development. While these recent
studies have offered several important insights on the selection, the use,
and the impact of IT in product development, they have also indicated the
critical need to develop a more comprehensive and coherent understanding of
how IT resources can be deployed and managed in the PD context.
Overall objective
This book will provide a platform for researchers from diverse disciplinary
areas including information systems, marketing, operations, strategy, and
organizational behavior to build on and develop new theoretical concepts
and insights on the application of IT in product development. The main
objective of the book is to contribute towards the development of an
integrative theoretical framework that could inform on (a) the role and the
business value of IT in product development, and (b) the organizational and
managerial issues that underlie successful deployment of IT in PD. The book
will also set out an agenda for future research by bringing more clarity to
the what (key research questions) and the how (relevant theoretical
perspectives) in the broad area of IT and product development.
Recommended topics and themes
Original papers on all aspects of
IT and product development are invited. Possible topics include (but are not
limited to):
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Role of IT in PD
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IT strategy and PD
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IT and distributed product development
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Collaborative product development tools and
technologies
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Virtual Customer Environments
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IT-enabled customer co-innovation
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Product life-cycle management (PLM) tools
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Virtual product development teams
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Virtualization of product development
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Web-enabled product development
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IT and PD project management
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Knowledge management in PD
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Adoption and assimilation of IT in product
development
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Impact of IT on product development processes
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Impact of IT on product development outcomes
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Business value of IT-based PD tools
SUBMISSIONS
Researchers are invited to submit
a 2-page chapter proposal. The proposal should clearly describe the main
focus and the objective of the proposed chapter and the key theoretical
contributions. Full chapters are due from the authors by April 30, 2008. All
submitted chapters will undergo a review. The
book will be published in early 2009 by Springer
as part of its Annals
of Information Systems (AoIS) series.
Please
e-mail all inquiries and proposal submissions to nambis@rpi.edu
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Satish Nambisan is an associate professor of technology
management and strategy at the Lally School of Management, Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.
He is a widely-recognized researcher and thought-leader in the broad area
of technology & innovation management and his research publications
have appeared in several premier management journals including Harvard
Business Review, Management Science, Academy
of Management Review,
and MIT Sloan Management Review.
His
new book The
Global Brain: Your Roadmap for Innovating Faster and Smarter in a Networked
World was published by the Wharton School Publishing in November
2007. More details about his research are available at: www.rpi.edu/~nambis.
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