{"title":"Flawed decision models and flexibility in product development","authors":"Gary J. Summers , Christopher M. Scherpereel","doi":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2022.101728","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2022.101728","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this article we answer a fundamental concern of product development management: How to best respond to uncertainty, unforeseeable uncertainty, and complexity in product development? To answer this question we apply reliability analysis, from behavioral economics, to product development and build a new model, showing that successful frameworks, practices, tools, and decision-making succeed by reducing the impact of decision errors. Our model contributes seven practical principles for managing action flexibility in product development. By applying these principles, product development managers can successfully exploit many existing practices, improve decision-making effectiveness, and leverage action flexibility.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50209,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Engineering and Technology Management","volume":"67 ","pages":"Article 101728"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49528520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An integrated framework for assessing the technology roadmapping process from multiple perspectives: The case at the sector level","authors":"Youngjung Geum , Clare Farrukh , Sungjoo Lee","doi":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2023.101732","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2023.101732","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We propose an approach to assess, and thus, update the technology roadmapping process. Building on extant literature, we define the ideal roadmapping process and suggest an integrated framework to guide its improvement from three perspectives: process maturity, system elements, and contextual validity. To verify its effectiveness, we applied the proposed approach to roadmapping conducted by a Korean government agency responsible for technology planning at the national level. We found that the assessment guidelines could help an organization systematically identify its roadmap process’s strengths and weaknesses to build an approach toward process enhancement.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50209,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Engineering and Technology Management","volume":"67 ","pages":"Article 101732"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45430088","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Knowledge integration in interdisciplinary research teams: Role of social networks","authors":"Xueyan Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2023.101733","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2023.101733","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Successful knowledge integration in interdisciplinary research teams is critical for solving complex problems and achieving innovation. Empirical research on knowledge integration in interdisciplinary research teams only emphasizes the role of knowledge heterogeneity but with mixed findings and ignores the impacts of team social networks where members are embedded. Based on the knowledge-based view and social network theories, we examine the effect of knowledge heterogeneity on knowledge integration in the interdisciplinary research team context and the influences of social network factors, including tie strength, structural equivalence, and betweenness centrality on the main effect. Based on a questionnaire survey of 346 members of 46 interdisciplinary research teams in a top research university in China, we find an inverted U-shaped relationship between knowledge heterogeneity and knowledge integration. Tie strength and structural equivalence positively moderate the quadratic relationship, respectively. We do not find support for the moderating role of betweenness centrality. This study extends our knowledge of the relationship between knowledge heterogeneity and knowledge integration and enriches the literature on interdisciplinary collaboration and social network theories.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50209,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Engineering and Technology Management","volume":"67 ","pages":"Article 101733"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49108660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The importance of possessing knowledge on black-box components: The case of smartphone OEMs","authors":"Antonello Cammarano, Vincenzo Varriale, Francesca Michelino, Mauro Caputo","doi":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2022.101727","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2022.101727","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Traditionally, the black-box approach in buyer-supplier relationships does not require knowledge exchanges between the actors, since the purchased module is autonomously developed by the supplier. However, the purpose of the article is to demonstrate that in high-tech sectors, despite the presence of black-box approaches, the OEM can achieve higher market performance if it develops in-house competences on purchased modules. To measure OEM component knowledge, a content analysis of patents in the smartphone industry is performed. The results show the importance for OEMs to accumulate both general and specific component knowledge, although modules are outsourced.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50209,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Engineering and Technology Management","volume":"67 ","pages":"Article 101727"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49190004","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How firms’ openness promotes radical innovation performance: The joint interaction effects of political ties and business ties","authors":"Chun-Hsien Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2022.101705","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2022.101705","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study investigates the role of openness to innovation knowledge sources in driving firms’ radical innovation. First, we develop a theoretical model that predicts how political ties and business ties can be used by firms as a complementary mechanism to capitalize on their preferential resources. This complementary mechanism is more effective than relying on a single kind of tie. Moreover, using Chinese firm-level data, we find that openness has a curvilinear relationship with firms’ radical innovation performance. Second, we show that the joint interaction effects of political ties and business ties significantly influence firms’ openness to engaging in radical innovation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50209,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Engineering and Technology Management","volume":"66 ","pages":"Article 101705"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43795270","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sentiments about autonomous vehicles","authors":"Hio Nam Io , Chang Boon Lee , Zhaotong Lian","doi":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2022.101717","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2022.101717","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>There is a lot of hype about autonomous vehicles (AV) but there are few studies on how people feel about this innovative product. To fill this research gap and to provide richer insights on this subject, this study crawled 10,374 AV-related comments from a microblogging website and used sentiment analysis to evaluate people’s feelings and perceptions. The results show that people’s sentiments depend not just on the AVs (e.g., their safety and convenience) but also AVs’ impact on society, such as unemployment and legislation. The sentiments therefore transcend beyond individual considerations. The paper discusses the implications of the results and the contributions to the AV literature.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50209,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Engineering and Technology Management","volume":"66 ","pages":"Article 101717"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44167880","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The arcanum of artificial intelligence in enterprise applications: Toward a unified framework","authors":"Heinz Herrmann","doi":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2022.101716","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2022.101716","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Disagreement and confusion about artificial intelligence (AI) terminology impede researchers, innovators, and practitioners when developing and implementing enterprise applications. The prevailing ambiguities and use of buzzwords are exacerbated by media and vendor marketing hype. This study identifies several ambiguities within and across AI fields and subfields. Combining a systematic review with a sequential mixed-models design, a total of 26,143 publications were reviewed and mapped, making this the largest conceptual study in the AI field. A unified framework is proposed as an Euler diagram to bring about clarity through a \"common language\" for AI researchers, innovators, and practitioners.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50209,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Engineering and Technology Management","volume":"66 ","pages":"Article 101716"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0923474822000467/pdfft?md5=7c9c380a9af40425ad1acb56079d4475&pid=1-s2.0-S0923474822000467-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45395238","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Does the learning ability of smart products lead to user resistance?","authors":"Inès Chouk , Zied Mani","doi":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2022.101706","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2022.101706","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The rapid development in recent years of smart products characterized by their ability to learn is arousing increasing interest from researchers and managers. However, relatively little work has focused on negative user reactions to these devices, especially with regard to resistance and distrust reactions. Specifically, it is not known how the perception of their learning ability influences user resistance to smart products, nor what the mechanism is that leads to distrust. To address these questions, this study aims to examine the relationship between the consumer’s perception of smart products’ ability to learn and potential consumer resistance. Results of the structural equation modeling provide evidence that: (1) product learning ability has an impact on perceived complexity and perceived risks (privacy risk and discrimination risk), (2) perceived risks have an impact on user distrust, (3) perceived complexity, perceived risks and distrust have an impact on user resistance to smart products.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50209,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Engineering and Technology Management","volume":"66 ","pages":"Article 101706"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43080153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The emergence of social robots: Adding physicality and agency to technology","authors":"John P. Ulhøi , Sladjana Nørskov","doi":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2022.101703","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2022.101703","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This Perspective Paper discusses a special case of digitalization, namely social robots. Adding sociophysical and agentic properties to robots is likely to trigger new organizational and work dynamics. Despite high market expectations and increasing interest in robotics-related and broader interdisciplinary outlets, robotic technologies have attracted surprisingly little attention in the leading management outlets, thus leaving a gap in existing high-impact management literature. This paper tries to fill in some of this void by discussing the commercial relevance of robotics and by identifying three main roles that social robots fulfill in real-life organizations. These roles set the directions for future and rigorous studies. Practical and policy implications identify some concerns relevant for decision-makers who seek to shape and steer robotics development and implementation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50209,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Engineering and Technology Management","volume":"65 ","pages":"Article 101703"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0923474822000339/pdfft?md5=5e34c30ac7b95cc03b660526891fd010&pid=1-s2.0-S0923474822000339-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46183890","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Battles in space: De-facto standardization of Global Navigation Satellite Systems","authors":"M.P. Breeman , F. Grillo , G. van de Kaa","doi":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2022.101693","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jengtecman.2022.101693","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>As the European Union announced the final rollout of the second-generation satellite for their Galileo Global Navigation Satellite System by 2021, stakeholders from comparable systems contemplate the potentially disrupting effects such rollout could cause. This paper explores the battle for standards that facilitate Global Navigation Satellite Systems, with the focus on GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo. The paper shows that although GPS is still in the lead, Galileo is closing in. It appears that GLONASS is trailing behind. Four factors for standard dominance were most important: brand reputation and credibility, operational supremacy, technological superiority, and compatibility.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50209,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Engineering and Technology Management","volume":"65 ","pages":"Article 101693"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0923474822000236/pdfft?md5=b422923d173deebe36b520422982805a&pid=1-s2.0-S0923474822000236-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46595243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}