Glossary
- Design Structure Matrix (DSM) :
-
Symmetric matrix that indicates the links/interfaces between decomposed product components
- Hierarchical Decomposition :
-
Methods to decompose products in to components and subcomponents following product hierarchies
- Systematic Variation :
-
Method that refers to the search for and combination of solutions to design subproblems
- Satisficing :
-
Method that refers to the evaluation and selection of alternative solutions and the understanding that searches should not be focused on finding the optimal solution
- Discursiveness :
-
Method that refers to a step-by-step, yet iterative, approach to the product development process
- Lead User :
-
Person who are ahead of trends and develop and/or modify for their own benefit new products and processes
Definition
Perhaps the first attempts to characterize industrial organizations as networks were contained in the records of the Hawthorne Experiments. Shortly later, the analytic tools to scientifically engage in networks...
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.
Buying options
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Learn about institutional subscriptionsReferences
Burt R (1992) Structural holes. Harvard University Press, Cambridge
Cross R, Borgatti SP, Parker A (2002) Making invisible work visible: using social network analysis to support strategic collaboration. California Management Review 44:25–46
Gabbay SM, Leenders RT (1999) The structure of advantage and disadvantage. In: Leenders RT, Gabbay SM (eds) Corporate social capital and liability. Kluwer, Boston, pp 1–14
Hagedoorn J (2002) Inter-firm R&D partnerships: an overview of major trends and patterns since 1960. Res Policy 3:477–492
Kratzer J, Lettl C (2009) Distinctive roles of lead users and opinion leaders in the social networks of schoolchildren. J Consum Res 36:646–659
Kratzer J, Gemuenden HG, Lettl C (2008) Revealing dynamics and consequences of fit and misfit between formal and informal networks in multi-institutional product development collaborations. Res Policy 37:1356–1370
Leenders RTAJ, Van Egelen JML, Kratzer J (2007) Systematic design methods and the creative performance of new product teams: do they contradict or complement each other? J Prod Innov Manag 24:166–179
Reagans R, Zuckerman E (2003) Networks, diversity, and productivity: the social capital of corporate R&D units. Organ Sci 12:502–517
Rogers DL (1974) Sociometric analysis of interorganizational relations: application of theory and measurement. Rural Sociol 39:487–503
Sosa ME, Eppinger SD, Rowles CM (2004) The misalignment of product architecture and organizational structure in complex product development. Manag Sci 50:1674–1689
Szulanski G (1996) Exploring internal stickiness: impediments to the transfer of best practices within the ?rm. Strategic Management Journal, 17:27–43
Tsai W, Ghosal S (1998) Social capital and value creation: The role of intrafirm networks. The Academy of Management Journal 41:464–476
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2014 Springer Science+Business Media New York
About this entry
Cite this entry
Kratzer, J. (2014). R&D Networks. In: Alhajj, R., Rokne, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Social Network Analysis and Mining. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6170-8_372
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6170-8_372
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, New York, NY
Print ISBN: 978-1-4614-6169-2
Online ISBN: 978-1-4614-6170-8
eBook Packages: Computer ScienceReference Module Computer Science and Engineering