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Qureshi, Attia. "Kalani : product development and leadership in a new venture." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/118527.
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Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design and Management Program, 2018.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (page 76).
The development of a start-up creating physical products follows a different path than those working in the digital space. The process of creation requires multiple steps, with many disparate people involved in those steps. Kalani was created to work with artisans to promote their disappearing crafts, thus supporting their economies and providing an opportunity for the continuation of the craft. The first product was to create blankets in Portugal, with artisans in a village in Serra de Estrela. The blankets are ultrafine merino wool, with fabric manipulation done by hand that are techniques unique to the artisans. The thesis aims to provide an overview of the process for physical product development, and the way in which leadership as the CEO of an international startup functions. Creating a physical product requires many iterations in concept development before actual product development is launched. Managing both product development and working with artisans in a different country and culture provided many challenges and rewards. The thesis aims to prove that products can be made that meet the demands of the luxury market, while maintaining high social and ethical standards.
by Attia Qureshi.
S.M. in Engineering and Management
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Chortatsiani, Evangelia. "The influence of leadership style on product development success." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/7762.
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Meister, David P. L. "Integrated product team implementation and leadership at the program level." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 1996. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA325702.
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Thesis (M.S. in Systems Acquisition Management) Naval Postgraduate School, December 1996.Thesis advisor(s): Susan Hocevar, Keith F. Snider. "December 1996." Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-106). Also available online.
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LaCugna, Joseph. "Using knowledge networks to establish scientific and technical leadership in emerging product-markets /." Digital version accessible at:, 1998. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.
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Park, Se-Eun. "The relationship between fashion leadership and co-design options in apparel mass customization /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2004. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p1422948.
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Barlas, Sofia, and Sofie Johansson. "Management and leadership within the FFE : Management-and leadership effects on time efficacy within the Fuzzy Front End of the New Product Development process." Thesis, Högskolan i Jönköping, Internationella Handelshögskolan, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-39805.
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Today's fast-paced and increasingly competitive market has added pressure on companies and NPD-teams to improve both the quality of the products they provide, as well as the speed in which the products are introduced to the market. The main purpose within this study was to investigate two research questions; (a) How can various management- and leadership styles improve time efficacy without impairing the successes of the FFE of the NPD process; and (b) How can/does the uncertainty within the FFE affect project managers within the NPD process?Qualitative methods have been used within this study to gain a greater understating of the tasks and activities management have applied within the FFE to reduce and save time. A multiple case study, in the form of interviews, was performed in order to obtain raw empirical data. Eight interviews were conducted with individuals whom possessed managerial roles such as project managers, within the NPD process. The information was later analyzed and evaluated with the help of a thematic analysis.The main findings within this thesis contradict previous studies and literature which state the need for “more time” within the FFE of the NPD process. The result within this study suggest that project managers do not seek to extend the time provided within the FFE, rather identify task and methods which can enable them to use the time afforded wisely and efficiently. The managers do not seek to eliminate any tasks or activities; however, they do wish to identify less relevant activities in order to spend more time on valuable and beneficial tasks which increase the likely-hood of developing high quality products.
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Grandner, Thomas. "Is wage-leadership an instrument to coordinate unions' wage-policy? The case of imperfect product markets." Inst. für Volkswirtschaftstheorie und -politik, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, 1996. http://epub.wu.ac.at/58/1/document.pdf.
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Given an oligopolistic product market, trade unions organized at firm level want to coordinate their wage bargaining activities, even if they are self interested. In this paper a situation is analysed, where for some exogenous reasons a complete centralization is not possible. Unions could try to coordinate wage-setting by "wage leadership". The outcome of such "wage leadership" is compared with the outcome of an uncoordinated bargaining and results in higher utilities for all unions. But the resulting wages and employment levels are not symmetrically neither for the unions nor for firms. Employment levels will change in different directions. In the "wage leader" firm employment falls and in the "follower" firm employment rises compared to an uncoordinated wage bargaining. This may cause problems with the implementation of "wage leadership". (author's abstract)Series: Department of Economics Working Paper Series
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Kosaroglu, Mustafa. "New product development projects and project manager skill sets in the telecommunications industry." Doctoral thesis, Australia : Macquarie University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/15994.
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Thesis (DBA)--Macquarie University, Graduate School of Management, 2008.Bibliography: p. 267-292.
The telecommunications industry ('Telco'), a service provider business, is undergoing significant changes such as deregulations, technology changes and increasing competition. Managers face increased pressure to bring new products with the latest technology into the market faster. Few previous studies have analysed New Product Development (NPD) projects in this hypercompetitive industry. This research addresses this gap by investigating Telco NPD projects and the associated skill sets needed by successful project managers.--The study evaluated how project managers' various skills contribute to project management success. Incorporating clear definitions grounded in the recent literature on NPD, management and leadership, the research proposed a new organising framework of four groups of skill sets: technical, leadership, managerial and administrative. Technical skills are the knowledge of technologies on which the project work is based. Leadership skills involve influencing project stakeholders to deliver a quality product within time and budget. Managerial skills are needed to develop and execute project plans and to get project work done. Administrative skills include understanding an organisation's structure, culture, policies, processes, methods and tools.--Previous classifications for Telco NPD projects have over-emphasised product innovation and undervalued the process aspects. While small projects provide fewer management challenges, this study found that project managers of large and complex projects require all four skill sets. Managerial skills are mandatory. Technical and administrative skills enhance understanding of the technology and business processes. Leadership skills are limited at an operational level. Managerial and administrative skills are essential for developing and implementing project plans; technical skills are important in the initial project stages; leadership skills are needed from the beginning until delivering a new product.--The research outcomes can be used when hiring and developing NPD project manager professionals in the Telco industry to complement current project manager competency standards, which do not cover all the skill sets. Findings may be applicable to Telco companies in other countries new to such market conditions. Furthermore, other industries may adapt the skill set framework to suit their own particular requirements.
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Chung, Ka Wai. "Leadership, innovation capability, and SME's product innovation performance :the moderating roles of reward philosophy and entrepreneurial culture." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2019. https://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_oa/727.
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Innovation is vital to the survival and prosperity of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Such firms have the inherent liability of limited resources, which creates a barrier to their pursuit of innovative activities. To compete with larger incumbents and sustain competitive advantages, leaders, the principal decision-makers, play a key role in devising innovation strategies and have overall responsibility for firms' ultimate performance. This study draws on the resource-based view (RBV) and dynamic capabilities perspective (DC) to develop a model linking leadership (resource) to innovation (dynamic capability) and product innovation performance (sustainable competitive advantage). In addition, it suggests that reward philosophy and entrepreneurial culture can enhance or hinder the effect of transformational and transactional leadership on exploratory and exploitative innovation in the context of SMEs. Using a quantitative research method, 151 valid pairs of questionnaires (i.e. 302 respondents) were collected from the top management of small and medium-sized manufacturing firms in China. The empirical findings showed that transformational leadership behaviors could foster both exploratory and exploitative innovations. Transactional leaders, consistent with the literature, could facilitate exploitative activities, but not exploratory innovation. The data analysis also indicated that different types of innovation delivered different benefits to firms. In addition, reward philosophy and entrepreneurial culture had divergent moderating effects on the relationship between leadership style and innovative outcome.
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Westerlind, Anna. "To be or not to be a software product manager? : What is the product manager's responsibility and accountability in software companies?" Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Handelshögskolan, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-43775.
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Business success in software industry is about deploying a product to the right market, with the right features, in the right time with a good quality. Many development projects exceed the budget, is not completed within schedule or do not reach business objectives. One key role managing the business of the product is the software product manager. The software product manager role is though seldom clearly described, competence needed is not always clear and education to become a product manager is today only offered by separate courses provided by some few private initiatives. This thesis uses a qualitative descriptive approach, the purpose with this thesis is to produce further knowledge around the software product manager role. The clarification and structure of the software product manager role is limited in academia; therefore, this research will be combined with an exploratory approach to be able to verify the empirical findings. The thesis also includes observations and data collection from actual job applications to further define the requested competences of a software product manager. This thesis has found that domain competence is the top most important competence for a software product manager. To be able to make success in the role communication skills and analytic skills are most important. The right soft skills are as important as the educated competences. The thesis conclude that the product manager role is wide and it is important to be surrounded with colleagues that support the role were there are lacking of competence in technology, business or market expertise. A successful product manager build network among people, cross-functional teams, around the product and establish an effective way to communicate with those groups. Findings suggest that software companies define the responsibilities and expectations of the product manager role. As important is to support the product manager with the input data needed to be able to perform the product manager activities. By defining the responsibilities and securing the input data needed, the product manager will have a higher probability to produce a result with an impact.
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MARJOT, Cédric, and JOU-YEN (VERNA) LU. "Creative Process and Product Life Cycle of High-Tech Firms." Thesis, University of Kalmar, Baltic Business School, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hik:diva-351.
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Given the context of globalization and growing competition, we assist at a reduction of the product life cycle and at a rapid diffusion of creations and innovations. To respond to the fast changing customers’ demand and to reinforce their market position, firms shall design an effective creative process offering superior customer value and insuring their future in the long term.
First of all, after an explanation of the differences between creativity and innovation, the creative process of high-tech firms in terms of actors involved, resources allocation, leadership and management of creative people will be depicted. Secondly, the creative destruction process and some of the inherent obstacles and risks of the creative process will be addressed. Thirdly, the concepts of Technology Life Cycle (TLC) and Product Life Cycle (PLC) will be developed.
Within this thesis, our ideas are presented and justified through three methodologies: Literature Review, case study and interview. We mainly used the cases of Hewlett-Packard (HP) and France Telecom Orange (FTO) to backup our argumentation.
We conceptualized the creative process and we highlighted the connections between the creative process and the Product Life Cycle. With the help of two other small cases study (Nintendo and Apple), we emphasized the downward trend of high-tech products’ lifecycle in the long run. Ultimately, four practical recommendations are given to leaders from high-tech industries and directions to deeper research this topic are advised.
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Tshabalala, Pulaki Joseph. "Fashion clothing involvement, opinion leadership and opinion seeking amongst black generation Y students / Pulaki Joseph Tshabalala." Thesis, North West University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/13089.
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Opinion leadership and opinion seeking are central constructs in academic studies of new product innovations. Fashion opinion leaders as those individuals who accelerate the fashion maturity process by legitimising a fashionable trend and influence other consumers to adopt the new innovative style as a replacement for the current accepted one. Consumers who accept information and adopt new style innovations are called opinion seekers and are important to the diffusion of new fashions because they may act on the information they receive from the opinion leaders. In South Africa, the fashion industry, which consists of a combination of the manufacturing, retail, media and recruitment sectors, generates billions of South African rands per annum, and is the fifth largest employment sector in the country. In fact, the fashion and textile industry in South Africa employed approximately 143 000 people in March of 2005, and contributed 12 percent to total manufacturing employment. Post 1994, it was evident that the fashion industry in South Africa underwent a metamorphosis from a protected market where domestic manufacturers dominated to a market that increasingly faced competition from international sources. During the first decade of democracy, the country joined the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and opened its creative market to international trade. This saw the industry generate sales of R34 billion, of which 9.4 percent was from clothing sales, and with only 18.7 percent of textiles output being exported. This suggests that the South African retailing industry yields substantial value chain power. There appears to be few published research studies focusing on fashion opinion leadership and opinion seeking amongst the black Generation Y students in South Africa. Owing to the importance of the fashion industry sector, together with the ethnic and cultural diversity of Abstract South Africa, the size of the black Generation Y cohort, and the higher social standing and future earning potential of those with a tertiary qualification, it is important to explore black Generation Y students’ fashion opinion leadership/seeking and fashion involvement. In South Africa, the Generation Y cohort is the first generation to grow up in an era of freedom and constantly changing technology – two forces that serve to broaden the divergence between this fascinating generation and previous generations. In 2013, the Generation Y individuals accounted for an estimated 38 percent of the South African population, and members of the black Generation Y accounted for 83 percent of the country’s Generation Y cohort.
The primary objective of this study was to investigate fashion clothing involvement, fashion purchase decision involvement, fashion opinion leadership and fashion opinion seeking behaviour amongst South African black Generation Y students. The target population for this study were male and female black undergraduate and postgraduate students, aged between 18 and 24, and enrolled at South African registered public higher education institutions (HEIs). The sampling frame for this study constituted the 23 South African registered public HEIs that existed in 2013. This sampling frame was narrowed down using judgement sampling to two HEI campuses in the Gauteng province – one from a traditional university and one from a university of technology. The Gauteng province was selected over other provinces in the country because it contained the highest percentage of the 23 public HEIs. A self-administered questionnaire was designed based on the scales used in previous studies. Lecturers at each of the two campuses selected to form part of the sample were contacted and asked if they would allow the questionnaire to be administered on their students during lectures. Once permission had been gained, the questionnaires were distributed to students during the scheduled lectures. The questionnaire requested respondents to indicate on a six-point Likert scale the extent of their agreement/disagreement with items designed to measure their fashion clothing involvement, fashion opinion leadership and fashion opinion seeking. In addition, the students were asked to provide certain demographic data. Abstract The findings of this study provide valuable insights into fashion clothing involvement, fashion purchase decision involvement, fashion opinion leadership and fashion opinion seeking behaviour amongst black Generation Y students in South Africa. Findings from this study show that there is a significant relationship between fashion product involvement, fashion purchase involvement, fashion opinion leadership and fashion opinion seeking amongst black Generation Y students, and that females have a significantly higher level of fashion product involvement compared to males. Insights gained from this study will help fashion marketing better understand this cohort’s involvement in fashion, which, in turn, should help them tailor their marketing efforts in such a way as to appeal to this segment in an improved manner.MCom (Marketing Management), North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2014
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Moodley, Kenny. "Creating Leadership Efficacy Through Digital Media in the Electricity Supply Industry." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4082.
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Business leaders lack transformational leadership strategies to promote the use of digital communication in the electricity supply industry. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore transformational leadership strategies to promote the use of digital communication to mitigate electricity-related shutdowns and other electricity-related product recalls. The conceptual framework for this study aligns with general systems theory. The participants recruited in the study were business leaders, key account electricity consumers, and electricity consumers located in Johannesburg, South Africa. The rationale for the target population was their success in implementing transformational leadership strategies to promote the use of digital communication to mitigate the risk of electricity-related shutdowns. Data collection included semistructured interviews, direct observations with 14 participants, archival records/materials, and documents. Saldana's sequence of coding and data analysis technique using thematic coding and content analysis were used to determine specific themes and patterns derived from the 3 data sources. Based on methodological triangulation, 4 emergent themes evolved: business sustainability, digital media, electricity-related product recall crisis, and leadership efficacy that would assist leaders in growing a sustainable business in the electricity supply industry. The results of this study may contribute to positive social change by providing leaders with transformational leadership strategies for embracing digital media to ensure the industry's sustainability. This in turn would encourage improved economic activity, broad-based black economic empowerment, investments in health, education, environmental issues, and business opportunities for small businesses.
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Lindgren, Linus. "Agile product development for integrated suppliers : A qualitative case study on the challenges of developing internal product development practices for an integrated supplier." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-278864.
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Product development has become essential in today’s technology driven marketplace. Currently, pointbased models such as the stage-gate model are applied in practice of several incumbent firms in the automotive industry. However, stage-gate models have been criticized for being too linear and plan focused as external pressures and internal complexity demand for faster and more flexible development, such as agile development. Although product development has a central role in the success of a firm, suppliers play a central role in helping firms achieve their product development goals. As a result, firms may undertake suppler development and integration initiatives to ensure quality and efficiency at the supplier. Utilizing supplier integration has shown positive effects on several performance outcomes. However, limited research on the effects of suppliers being integrated to deficient development practices has been published. Firms that integrate suppliers into point-based, documentation heavy processes could therefore potentially hinder internal development of flexible practices. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate how supplier integration challenges suppliers in adopting agile methods in product development and how these challenges can be addressed. This study is based a qualitative, exploratory case study approach, including 13 interviews with various stakeholders within the case company together with extensive data from observations. The empirical data in combination with theories on agile development, traditional development, and supplier integration resulted in a proposition for adopting agile development approaches for integrated suppliers being locked-in to traditional development models. The findings indicate that integrated suppliers may face challenges in adopting agile methods due to requirements from the integrating firm on using traditional development methods. However, a possibility to utilize agile practices on the microperspective while retaining traditional development methods on the macro-perspective through a hybrid model enables adoption of agile methods for integrated suppliers. Although the possibility to adopt agile methods exist, the methods yield little benefits unless an agile leadership and vision is established. Therefore, a transition towards agile development also requires a transition in organizational culture to promote collaboration, distributed responsibility and collective intelligence.Produktutveckling har blivit väsentlig på dagens teknikdrivna marknadsplats. För närvarande är traditionella modeller som stage-gate vanligt förekommande i flera etablerade företag inom bilindustrin, även om dessa modeller har kritiserats för att vara för linjära och planfokuserade när omgivningen och intern komplexitet kräver snabbare och mer flexibel utveckling. Även om produktutveckling har en fundamental roll i framgången hos ett företag så är leverantörer centrala i att hjälpa företag att uppnå sina produktutvecklingsmål. Som ett resultat av ökad outsourcing kan företag vidta mer utvecklings och integrationsinitiativ för att säkerställa kvalitet och effektivitet hos leverantören. Att använda leverantörsintegration har visat positiva effekter på flera nyckeltal. Emellertid har begränsad forskning om effekterna av att integrera leverantörer i ineffektiva produktutvecklingsmetoder publicerats. Företag som integrerar leverantörer i linjära, dokumentationstunga processer kan därför potentiellt hindra den interna utvecklingen av flexibla tillvägagångssätt. Därmed är syftet med denna studie att undersöka hur leverantörsintegration kan försvåra tillämpning av agila metoder i produktutveckling för leverantörer och hur dessa utmaningar kan adresseras. Denna studie bygger på en kvalitativ, explorativ fallstudie som inkluderar 13 intervjuer med anställda inom det observerade företaget tillsammans med omfattande data från observationer. Empiriska data i kombination med teorier om agil utveckling, traditionell utveckling och leverantörsintegration resulterade i ett förslag till integrerade leverantörer, som är bundna till traditionella utvecklingsmodeller, att adoptera agila utvecklingsmetoder. Resultaten tyder på att integrerade leverantörer kan möta utmaningar när det gäller att använda agila metoder på grund av krav att använda traditionella utvecklingsmetoder från det integrerande företaget. Där emot finns möjlighet att tillämpa agila metoder i mikroperspektivet samtidigt som traditionella utvecklingsmetoder bibehålls i makroperspektivet genom en hybridmodell. Även om möjligheten att adoptera agila metoder finns ger metoderna små fördelar utan adekvat agilt ledarskap och tankesätt. Därmed kräver en övergång till agil produktutveckling också en förändring i organisationskultur för att främja samarbete, distribuerat ansvar och kollektiv intelligens.
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Al-edenat, Malek. "The role of transformational leadership in reinforcing product and service innovation : the direct and indirect impact : a case of Jordanian telecommunication sector." Thesis, University of Bolton, 2017. http://ubir.bolton.ac.uk/1439/.
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Today, the world is witnessing huge and comprehensive developments in the social, political and economic aspects of life. This dynamic environment describes the rapid change which can be attributed toward recent developments in the telecommunication tools. Evolving technology has transformed the world into one big country, a phenomenon referred to as globalisation. Jordan is a developing country and can tremendously benefit from this surge of rapidly evolving technologies. Recently, the telecommunication industry has gained massive attention because of the latest technologies that are catering to the growing demands of society. Innovation is the key element in this equation, particularly, in this sector since this sector is responsible for delivering the latest products and services that enhance the various aspects of life. On the one hand, leadership in organisations is characterised as a vital factor and trigger for managing people in this sector to be more innovative. On the other hand, it is imperative that leaders in such organisations possess specific skills equipping them to encourage and support employees for critical thinking and problem-solving. This in turn augments the idea generation process that results in the production of innovative products and services. Correspondingly, transformational leadership style gained more attention in the past two decades and is described as the main engine propelling the innovation wheel. Likewise, job satisfaction is fundamental to the efficient functioning of organisations. However, job satisfaction is likely to be the most affected by the leadership. In addition, knowledge sharing is identified as one of the most vital assets for organisations. Furthermore, knowledge sharing sustains a comparative advantage that allows an organisation to acquire a superior position among the competitors. Moreover, it is also a key element for enhancing the innovation. Also, previous literature has revealed that transformational leadership is one of the most influential styles that positively affects knowledge sharing, job satisfaction, and innovation. The current study responds to the call for more investigation regarding the direct impact of transformational leadership (TL) on innovation (INN). In addition, the study seeks to scrutinise the indirect impact of (TL) on (INN) through the mediating role of job satisfaction (JS) and the moderating role of knowledge sharing (KS), particularly in the context of Jordanian Telecommunication Sector (JTS). The study has been conducted by employing mixed methods (quantitative and qualitative). Therefore, for all study purposes a concurrent strategy was used, with the collection of quantitative data from the employees of this sector, and 486 valid responses were used to test the casual relationships among the study’s variables. Besides, 25 teams’ leaders from one company were interviewed for the qualitative analysis purpose. These interviews were designed and structured with the aim to explain the results obtained from the quantitative part. For the quantitative part, structural equation modelling (SEM) has been employed with Amos23 software in addition to SPSS software. Also, paths analysis was used to investigate the direct impact of TL behaviours on INN and the indirect impact through the mediating role of JS. The results revealed a direct positive impact of the TL on INN, and identified TL as the ideal style of leadership suited to this sector. However, the results also showed that TL behaviours have a positive and direct impact on the promotion and enhancement of the JS level among employees in this sector. Moreover, the study showed that JS acts as a vital element in the relationship between TL and INN in JTS. Additionally, JS was found to partially mediate this relationship. Alternatively, multi-group and interaction analysis were both employed for the purpose of investigating the moderating role of KS. The study found that KS moderated the relationship between TL and INN in JTS. The qualitative part, however, revealed differences and similarities in practising TL behaviours among team leaders in different departments within the same company. These differences lead to different consequences on JS as well as INN. The study has made significant contributions to the theoretical, practical, or/and methodological aspects. Theoretically, it contributes to the assertion on the direct impact of TL on INN, the mediating role of JS, and the moderating role of KS in the relationship between TL and INN. It also offers a better understanding regarding these relations in the business environment; particularly, in the telecommunication industry within a developing country. Although, Jordan qualifies for such an evaluative insight, it has been ignored from such a systematic investigation of the telecommunications sector. Moreover, the study provides a theoretical framework that links all variables undertaken in this investigation and can be instrumental towards other future researches evaluating such relationships. On the practical aspect, the study offers a number of recommendations that are worthy and helpful towards more developments in the telecommunication industry. Finally, the study uses a mixed methods approach that leverages the advantages of using two methods rather than one single method.
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Mali-Swelindawo, Bongiwe. "An effective quality managemnt approach for new product development process." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1236.
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Dissertation submitted in fulfilment of the requirement for the
Master of Technology: Quality
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At the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2012New Product Development (NPD) is a complicated process that determines success or failure of any company engaging in product development processes. Over the past years, due to the current highly competitive market environment, poor management skills, lack of innovation and customer concern, many companies are struggling to develop new products while simultaneously maintaining high quality of each of these new products. Various studies described that quality management is critical to prolong the life cycle of new products. Thus, this study focused on the key success factors of NPD and integrated quality management strategies into NPD process. This study was conducted at a local plastic packaging and load securing company in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. A combination of both qualitative and quantitative research approaches was conducted. Both management (n1=5) the staff members (n2=24) who are involved in the NPD process were selected as samples. A semi-structured questionnaire and several interviews (in-depth and focused group) were utilised for data collection. A statistical programme (SPSS V20) was employed to generate descriptive statistical results and test the reliability of all the variables. The study results identified that the key quality determinants of the NPD process were are NPD reviews, verifications and validations. In addition, for the NPD process to be successful, the company should focus on the development of the NPD strategy, availability of skills and resources including NPD competence, product quality, empowered multidisciplinary teams and effective risk management. Based on the research findings, this study recommends that the company should have more focuses on the areas of customer dissatisfaction, product quality, and prototype planning in their NPD processes.
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Han, Koogin. "Design leadership and communication : characteristics and abilities of design leaders communicating design to non-designers during the fuzzy front end of new product development." Thesis, Brunel University, 2014. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/9759.
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This research investigates the key characteristics of design leaders in the context of New Product Development (NPD) at the Fuzzy Front End (FFE) or early stage of this process. It particularly focuses on how design leaders communicate design to non-designers. It is often observed that designers struggle to communicate design to non-designers. Previous research has identified design leaders as competent design communicators. However, the definition and key characteristics of design leaders remain unclear. By reviewing the literature on leadership studies, design leadership and project leadership, it is evident that no single universal definition of leadership exists. The most common definition is that leaders apply their knowledge and skills to conduct activities and use their traits to influence other people’s actions. Leadership requires different characteristics for different tasks. To understand the characteristics of design leaders, triangulated research was employed at a real-life NPD project involving young designers and non-designers at early stages of NPD as part of the first study. All participants (N=32) were directly observed, interviewed in semi-structured interviews and administered with assistive questionnaires to compare design and non-design participants’ leadership and communication styles. The second study was in-depth, focusing on UK design leaders (N=11) through semi-structured interviews and based on deficiencies in leadership and communicating design, identified from the first study and the literature review. Comparative studies indicate that designers and design leaders vary their attitudes towards non-designers, motivation and communication style. This study highlights the key characteristics of design leaders: an epiphany by experiencing the entire NPD process, interest in the benefits of NPD stakeholders, a good understanding of design competency, reflectively flexible working attitude and strong, active listening. Thus, a conceptual model was formulated and evaluated, able to guide designers who wish to become design leaders and help to enhance design communication and relationships with non-designers.
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Jokinen, T. (Tauno). "Managing quality inside a high-technology project organization." Doctoral thesis, University of Oulu, 2004. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:951427301X.
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This action research addresses the deployment of Total Quality Management (TQM) principles in a high-technology new product development organisation. During the period of study, the organisation grew fast. High-technology product development and hypergrowth provided a unique combination of extreme conditions for the study.
The existing concepts of TQM are presented as an organised map enabling strategic analysis for an implementation plan. The history of TQM dates back to the manufacturing industry. The key differences between product development as an operating environment and the industrial manufacturing environment are described. The deployment of TQM is described from the perspective of learning theories, leadership theories, studies of organisational culture and studies of teamwork. Based on the learning, a psychodynamic model of organisation is presented for better understanding the challenges of implementation.
The results show that, in these specific conditions, organisational culture and leadership are of essential importance for the implementation of TQM. The study also shows that, in the given conditions, TQM is specifically a learning challenge. The results of this study are presented as a framework supporting the selection of TQM implementation objectives and the planning of a strategy for organisational learning.
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Dunert, Sofie, and Patrik Westerling. "Outsourcing and Sustained Competitive Advantage : How do Swedish technical production firms in a competitive environment and high technical uncertainty find the right balance between outsourcing and in-house development that enhances their sustainable competitive advantage when they outsource their Research & Development externally?" Thesis, Halmstad University, School of Business and Engineering (SET), 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-5299.
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The purpose of this thesis is to find out when Research and Development (R&D) becomes a suitable attribute for a production company to outsource. In an environment where innovations are following up quickly up and uncertainty about the type of innovation and customer is a fact, external sourcing can bring a competitive advantage. The empirical evidence shows that when R&D is outsourced the total cost does not increase at a due cause of outsourcing in this given study.
Although a lot of theory explains outsourcing as a cost increasing factor, the internal experience and frequent relation between the technical production company Beta and its R&D vendor company Alfa can decrease costs considerably due to lower communication and governance costs. This was not explicitly expressed in related theory and is therefore a contribution to the academia as well as for managers who seek to find an answer to the question of when to outsource and when not to outsource.
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Timur, Emre Robert, and Byggnings Lina Lindbom. "Managing transformation pressure in large organizations : A case study on a product development organization in the transport and truck industry." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-264097.
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Why do some large organizations succeed during transformations and others do not? This thesis aims to contribute and expand the discussion of how product development capabilities could enable success during transformations. To investigate the problem, a qualitative case study was performed at a large transport and truck incumbent, Scania CV AB. The transport and truck industry is currently pressured to transform, both from a competitive and sustainability perspective. In order to become more adaptable to change, the thesis identified the importance of clearly applying ambidexterity as a strategy to cope with challenges that the transformation implies. However, when applying ambidexterity, interface challenges between exploitation and exploration occur. Success during transformations is mainly dependent on the management to handle those interface challenges properly. This thesis identified two main managerial practices that could benefit incumbents in the transport and truck industry to become more adaptable during a transformation phase. Firstly, a clear strategy of how to manage innovations over time could support large incumbents to leverage innovations for optimal experimentation, scalability, and later profit. Secondly, clear organizational alignment between functions to enhance communication and prioritization especially between exploitative and explorative business activities could support large incumbents to leverage radical innovations within the organization. This thesis argues that implementing structural ambidexterity combined with a clear and streamlined innovation transfer process in three distinct horizons for mature, growth, and future businesses will increase adaptability during transformation pressure. As the main area of future research, this thesis proposes to further investigate the opportunities of an open innovation strategy that leverages partnerships for co-creation in an increasingly interconnected transport ecosystem.Hur kommer det sig att vissa företag lyckas under industriell förändring och andra inte? Syftet med denna uppsats är att bidra till, och utvidga, diskussionen om hur kapabiliteter inom produktutveckling kan främja en lyckad transformation. För att undersöka problemet genomfördes en kvalitativ fallstudie på ett etablerat företag inom transport och lastbilsindustrin, Scania CV AB. Transportindustrin är för närvarande under stor press, både från ett konkurrens- och hållbarhetsperspektiv. Denna studie visar att, för att bli mer adaptiv och hantera förändring, är det av yttersta vikt att implementera en tydlig strategi för en tvehänt (ambidextrous) organisation. En av de största utmaningarna vid en sådan implementation är dock de starka spänningar som uppstår i gränssnitten mellan det operationella och det utforskande inom organisationen. Hur de hanterar dessa utmaningar från ett ledarskapsperspektiv, kommer därav vara en av de främsta faktorerna till om företaget lyckas anpassa sig till förändring. I studien har två grundläggande principer för ledarskap identifierats, vilka kan hjälpa etablerade företag inom transport- och lastbilsindustrin att bli mer adaptiva under förändring. För det första, en tydlig strategi för att hantera innovation över tid, kan stötta ett etablerat företag att optimera innovation, skalbarhet och vinst. För det andra, en tydlig organisations- och ledarskapsinriktning som lyfter kommunikation och underlättar prioritering mellan förvaltande och utforskande aktiviteter och avdelningar. Denna studie argumenterar för strukturell separering av organisationen, kombinerat med en process för att överföra innovationer. Detta kan åstadkommas genom en uppdelning på tre horisonter; mognad, tillväxt och framtid, vilket kommer att öka företagets anpassningsförmåga under förändring. Denna studie har avgränsats till att inte närmare undersöka hur partnerskap kan hanteras i det allt mer sammankopplade transportsystemet. Detta är dock identifierat som ett möjligt behov av att närmare undersöka hur strategier för open innovation kan främja partnerskap och samproduktion inom området.
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Aronsson, Ingrid, and Sophia Nilsson. "Hur kan ett medelstort tekniskt företag utveckla sitt informationsflöde internt vid framtagning av en ny produkt? : En kvalitativ studie på Silvent AB." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-12636.
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Rapportens syfte var att undersöka hur ett medelstort tekniskt företag kan utveckla sittinformationsflöde internt vid framtagning av en ny produkt. Valet av studiens syfte grundarsig i att organisationer i företag oftast inte prioriteras utan att det är produktionen somgenomför effektiviseringar och förbättringar medan organisationen lätt glöms bort. Attundersöka detta informationsflöde mellan teknisk avdelning och resterande avdelningar ikedjan av informationsflödet gav studien både en prägel av ingenjörs- ochpersonalvetarperspektiv. Litteraturstudien låg till grund för rapporten och de kommunikativafaktorerna som påverkar organisationen vid framtagningen av en ny produkt varorganisationsteorier, standardiserat arbetssätt för att undvika slöseri av information, olikatyper av kommunikation och förbättringsarbete. Genom att intervjua berörda avdelningar påSilvent AB kunde en grundläggande bild av nuläget och organisationen skapas, vilket senareblev grunden för analysen. Slutsats kunde dras genom att jämföra teori, intervjuer ochnulägesbeskrivning. Denna grundades även utifrån frågeställningen och syftet i hur ettmedelstort tekniskt företag skulle kunna utveckla sitt informationsflöde internt vidframtagning av en ny produkt i framtiden. Slutsatser som framkom i studien för att kunnauppfylla detta var att skapa en teknisk bro som förtydligar och förmedlar kommunikationen inom organisationen på ett effektivt sätt.The purpose of the report was to investigate how a medium-sized technical company candevelop its information flow internally when developing a new product. The choice of thepurpose of the study is that organizations in companies are usually not prioritized without itbeing production that performs efficiency improvements and improvements while theorganization easily forget. Examining this flow of information between the technicaldepartment and the other parties gave the study both an element of engineering and personnelscience. The literature study formed the basis for the report and the communicative factorsthat affect the organization in the production of a new product were organizational theories,standardized methods of preventing the dissemination of information, different types ofcommunication and improvement work. By interviewing the relevant departments at SilventAB, a basic picture of the present and the organization could be created, which later becamethe basis for the analysis. Conclusion could be drawn by comparing theory, interviews andcurrent position description. The conclusion was also based on the question and purpose ofhow a medium-sized technical company could develop its information flow internally whendeveloping a new product in the future. Conclusions found in the study to meet this were tocreate a technical bridge that clarifies and communicates communication within theorganization effectively.
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Waggoner, Jessica. "Ethics and Leadership: How Personal Ethics Produce Effective Leaders." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2010. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/26.
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With over 200 definitions of leadership, the question has evolved from ‘what is leadership?’ to ‘what is good leadership?” This paper analyzes the importance of personal ethics in leadership and how ethics produce effective leaders. The importance of understanding ethics, motivation to act as a role model and developing a plan of action for an organization are discussed because of their importance regarding development of good leadership. These key aspects suggest personal ethics positively affect leadership and when made a priority for leaders will produce ethical and effective leadership.
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Madhusudan, Seegapalya Chikkagangaiah. "A Literature study on Factors that enables Communication between R&D and Manufacturing." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Kvalitetsteknik, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-19260.
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Communication, coordination and cooperation are critical for a successful organization. This master's thesis work presents a literature study of the factors that influence the interface between Research & development and manufacturing functions. Research & development and manufacturing functions rarely share information among each other and rarely combine their skills and knowledge to produce effective and efficient work within organization. This is due to lack of mutual understanding improper communication and coordination among members in the teams. In the late 1990's, competition, Information Technology proliferation, increasing customer demands for better products at shorter lead times emphasized increased need for effective product development. Each function has its specialization and is effective in their domain. Each department has roles and responsibilities to complete given tasks. But they neglect the organizational and management issues and lack the focus where they are a part of a bigger process (i.e. delivering value to customer and making the company successful at the end of the day). The main focus of the thesis is to give deeper knowledge on communication and coordination between Research and Development and manufacturing. This is achieved by review of the articles, analysis and finally synthesis of literature to develop constructs and analysis models. This will help to understand the factors and its interaction. The factors identified are individual responsibilities, artefacts and system or domain understanding, communication idea, control and role distribution, teams, accessibility and arena for personal meetings and finally overall leadership. Each factor has its own and unique contribution to success with in the organization. These factors are interrelated and dependent on one another. Artefacts understanding deals with some actions and steps has to be taken in order to executive the give tasks, individual role plays an important role in what sense he\she will contribute to the team as well as to the organization. Even active responsibilities must understand the system or domain and quickly adjust to the environment and get practice on it. Teams are essential tool in any organization, working together creates creative problem solving, improves effective of communication, improves development skills and ability of an individual, mutual understanding and cooperation among group members all will constitute to the teams. Finally teams are the critical building blocks of an organization. The model developed needs further testing through empirical evidence to increase its validity.
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Madhusudan, Seegapalya. "A Literature study on Factors that enables Communication between R&D and Manufacturing." Thesis, Linköping University, Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-19260.
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Communication, coordination and cooperation are critical for a successful organization. This master's thesis work presents a literature study of the factors that influence the interface between Research & development and manufacturing functions. Research & development and manufacturing functions rarely share information among each other and rarely combine their skills and knowledge to produce effective and efficient work within organization. This is due to lack of mutual understanding improper communication and coordination among members in the teams. In the late 1990's, competition, Information Technology proliferation, increasing customer demands for better products at shorter lead times emphasized increased need for effective product development. Each function has its specialization and is effective in their domain. Each department has roles and responsibilities to complete given tasks. But they neglect the organizational and management issues and lack the focus where they are a part of a bigger process (i.e. delivering value to customer and making the company successful at the end of the day). The main focus of the thesis is to give deeper knowledge on communication and coordination between Research and Development and manufacturing. This is achieved by review of the articles, analysis and finally synthesis of literature to develop constructs and analysis models. This will help to understand the factors and its interaction. The factors identified are individual responsibilities, artefacts and system or domain understanding, communication idea, control and role distribution, teams, accessibility and arena for personal meetings and finally overall leadership.
Each factor has its own and unique contribution to success with in the organization. These factors are interrelated and dependent on one another. Artefacts understanding deals with some actions and steps has to be taken in order to executive the give tasks, individual role plays an important role in what sense he\she will contribute to the team as well as to the organization. Even active responsibilities must understand the system or domain and quickly adjust to the environment and get practice on it. Teams are essential tool in any organization, working together creates creative problem solving, improves effective of communication, improves development skills and ability of an individual, mutual understanding and cooperation among group members all will constitute to the teams. Finally teams are the critical building blocks of an organization. The model developed needs further testing through empirical evidence to increase its validity.
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Stevens, Ana. "Options for developing a new mid micron value proposition for consumers." Lincoln University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10182/364.
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The research for this thesis "Options for Developing a New Mid Micron Value Proposition for Consumers", is a part of a larger "New Mid Micron Products" project initiated by Mid Micron New Zealand Inc with the key goal of turning the Mid Micron Sector into a more vibrant and profitable one. The motivation for the project can be found in the dramatic fall in demand for New Zealand Mid Micron wool over the past decade. Two dominant causes for the fall in demand for Mid Micron wool were identified: the substandard skin comfort of final products made from Mid Micron wool, and a problem with the structure of the Mid Micron Sector. These problems are addressed in the "New Mid Micron Products" project that combines new product development and new marketing initiatives. Product development involved the use of new spinning technology to improve skin comfort quality and develop new products that are softer and prickle free. The aim is to extract more value for woolgrowers by having the wool converted into a higher value product. The new marketing initiatives, which were identified in this thesis research, Focusing On New Market Segments via E-Commerce and Reconfiguring The Value Chain, and concentrate on the operational issues of capturing the value from the newly developed Mid Micron products. Taking into account the nature of the overall Mid Micron Project and type of developed products, this research identified the Operational Excellence and Product Leadership models as alternative routes to develop a new Mid Micron Value Proposition for consumers. Operational Excellence, and the associated Cost Leadership strategy, is a low capital investment option, while Product Leadership and the associated Differentiation strategy is a high capital investment option. The models' principles and their elements, products, price and delivery to market, are evaluated in the context of the Mid Micron Business.
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Davidson, Bethany A. "Open Innovation in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Executive and Employee Perception of Processes and Receptiveness." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1540891008375446.
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Lewis, Gayle Arnn. "Leadership Products As Innovations In The Context Of Rogers' Diffusion Theory." Diss., Virginia Tech, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/29839.
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In this study, two implementable leadership products were analogous to innovations, when framed in the context of Rogers’ diffusion-of-innovation theory. Thus, the products’ respective dissemination patterns were compared and contrasted-- quantitatively through purchase numbers, and qualitatively through opinions and events recollected by early users. The case-study approach was central to the investigation, and the results supported the Rogers model with regard to most constructs. The results pertaining to the S-shaped (sigmoidal) prototypical distribution curve, however, were enigmatic. The inverse conformity of sales figures with the S-shaped distribution curve implied that the dissemination process began during the field-testing stage rather than the purchasing stage. The organizational structure of the user institutions (targeted social system construct) conformed to Rogers’ theory that autonomy and teamwork characterized management climates where innovation tended to flourish. Field-testers and other early users were opinion leaders as construed by Rogers. The fact that twice as many field tests were conducted for the Case Studies as for the Simulation was likely a factor in the disparate 6:1 ratio of units of Cases sold to units of the Simulation sold for three consecutive years.
Other factors possibly accounting for the disparate sales came from the attributes-of-innovation template which framed five generic attributes--compatibility, relative advantage, complexity, trialability, and observability. Both products conformed to the attributes as conceptualized by Rogers. The main difference that influenced the disparate sales was the greater complexity of the Simulation than of the Cases, although cost may have been a compatibility/relative advantage contributory factor. Finally, the study’s results indicated that dissemination parameters may have been narrowed by (a) the absence of mass media communication channels as part of the dissemination strategy at the awareness stage, and (b) lack of market research to focus the naming and packaging of the products for optimum compatibility and relative advantage. Researchers and change agencies can use these findings to improve future dissemination strategies and product designs.Ph. D.
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Counts, Jonathon David. "Discovering Leadership Models That Produce Fruit Within the Mid-Atlantic Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church." Ashland Theological Seminary / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=atssem1604421691399922.
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Engström, Philip, and Daniel Törnblom. "Drömmen om det perfekta vapnet : – en studie i brukarförväntningar." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-45180.
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Sweden’s Defence Forces are in the process of procuring a new personal firearm to replace the current Ak5 (a version of the FN FNC) which has been in service for almost 35 years. There are many opinions on this matter and a great deal of interest among the future users, ie the soldiers and officers. Our study aims to develop a deeper understanding of the user expectations for this new weapon. We are using a qualitative, inductive method with semi-structured interviews and netnography.von Hippel’s lead user concept has been the main reference for the design of this thesis, which means that we have interviewed those users who are perceived to have more to gain from a product development than other users. A lead user is often knowledgeable in his or her topic, might be leading development within the topic and it is not unusual for the lead user to have a social standing permitting him or her to influence others regarding the topic. We have also used internet forums discussing firearms to broaden the study since we know that a lot of the current discussions are occurring online and we expect this trend to continue in the near future. On top of the characteristics users want in a new weapon, some other aspects have come to light during the course of our research, these are also discussed in the thesis. Why is there an unproportionate amount of time spent on discussing firearms? Is there a greater value to a personal firearm than just its function? What role should the user perspective play in the Swedish Armed Forces? What are the consequences of the users being dissatisfied with the product? What is the role of the assault rifle in the Swedish Defence Forces and what specific purpose is it meant to fill? Is it possible to fit all purposes with one single weapon, which has been the role of the Ak5 for long periods of time. How should the Swedish Defence Forces respond to the fact that heavy body armour is issued to Russian troops? The Swedish Armed Forces has made an attempt at involving the user perspective in the process but our study should be seen as an important complement to this effort.Sverige är på väg att göra en anskaffning av ett nytt eldhandvapen för att ersätta Ak5 som snart har tjänstgjort 35 år i Försvarsmakten. Det finns många åsikter bland de framtida brukarna och intresset är stort. I vår studie försöker vi få en djupare förståelse för vilka förväntningar användarna, dvs. soldaterna och officerarna, har på det nya vapnet. Metoden vi har använt är en kvalitativ, induktiv metod med semistrukturerade intervjuer och netnografi. Vi har använt oss av von Hippels lead user concept (von Hippel, 2005) , vilket innebär att vi har intervjuat de användare som av olika skäl anses ha mer att ge i en produktutveckling jämfört med andra användare. Oftast är en lead user mycket väl insatt i sitt ämne, kan driva utveckling inom ämnet och har inte sällan en social ställning som gör att hen kan påverka andra brukares åsikt i ämnet. Vi har även breddat studien med analys av nätforum som diskuterar ämnet nästa eldhandvapen, då vi menar att mycket av diskussionen pågår just online och att även mycket av diskussionen i samband med och efter införandet kommer att ske i dessa forum. Förutom en bild av vilka egenskaper användarna vill ha i det nya vapnet, så har det under studien framkommit en del andra aspekter, vilka också diskuteras i uppsatsen. Varför läggs oproportionerligt mycket tid på att diskutera just eldhandvapen? Är eldhandvapnets betydelse större än själva funktionen? Vilken roll bör brukarperspektivet ha i Försvarsmakten? Vilka är konsekvenserna om användarna är missnöjda med produkten? Vilken är automatkarbinens roll i Försvarsmakten, dvs vilken funktion skall den fylla? Går det att lösa alla våra behov med ett enhetsvapen, vilket Ak5 i perioder har varit. Hur ska Försvarsmakten lösa problemet med att Ryssland utrustar sina soldater med tunga kroppsskydd?Försvarsmakten har gjort en ansats till att omhänderta brukarperspektivet men vi menar att vår studie är ett viktigt tillskott till detta.
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Davis, Travis. "General Merchandising LLC’s colleagues' perceptions of the JMPT program and its effectiveness: the case on how to produce effective leaders." Thesis, Kansas State University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/35233.
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Master of AgribusinessDepartment of Agricultural Economics
Vincent R. Amanor-Boadu
Companies use various methods to prepare their new management recruits to take on and succeed in their jobs. Some are formal, but most involve some form of informal arrangements such as mentorship. This mentorship approach is used by General Merchandising LLC as the principal preparation program for its new management recruits. This program is the Junior Management Trainee Program (JMTP). Apart from building the management capacity of its new managers, the JMTP aims to ensure that the management procedures and managerial skills at all the elevator and terminal locations across the organization are standardized, such that transferring individual across the organization is smooth and demands little or no learning of general operations and procedures. The JMTP has been ongoing for a fifteen years and has, generally, produced excellent results. The factors that contribute to its performance, however, have never been studied. This research seeks to understand the factors that contributed to the success of the program, with the view to streamlining the management and operation of the JMTP. The study was conducted using primary data collected from current participants in the JMTP and people who have served as mentors to new management recruits over the past three years. The survey was on the population of all people in the company who fit the foregoing description. The survey instrument was a structured questionnaire delivered electronically using Axio™, a survey software operated by Kansas State University. The data was analyzed using Stata® 12.0. The effectiveness of the JMTP was determined through an assessment of graduates’ ability to effectively operate their own grain terminal facility upon graduation. The factors considered as explanatory variables for peoples’ responses to this included their current role – whether they were management trainee or a mentor – and their demographic characteristics, as well as their perceived relationship with their mentors or mentees. The learning style of individual mentees was also determined to influence perceptions about the effectiveness of the current program in preparing them to independently run a terminal facility. The results suggest that personality types and learning styles should be taken into consideration and used when recruiting trainee managers and assigning them in order to maximize the effectiveness of the JMTP. It is additionally important that improvements and/or changes in the program be organized in ways that accommodate the different needs of both mentees and mentors in order to achieve high capacity improvement as a result of the training program. The study results specifically point to a sequence of initiatives that may be employed to enhance the outcomes of the JMTP: 1. Implement a psychometric questionnaire for mentors and incoming JMTPs to ensure maximum compatibility between mentors and mentee to enhance learning and capacity development. 2. Use the results from this study to initiate a process of collecting relevant data on performance of new managers and the training program itself on a regular basis to ensure the continuous improvement in the JMTP. 3. Use the results to develop mentorship education programs for the company’s mentors to help mentors do a better job to enhance new managers’ performance.
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Schreier, Martin, Stefan Oberhauser, and Reinhard Wilhelm Prügl. "Lead users and the adoption and diffusion of new products: Insights from two extreme sports communities." Springer Verlag, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11002-006-9009-3.
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Lead users are proposed as a valuable resource for marketers in terms of the (1)
development, (2) adoption, and (3) diffusion of new products. We present the first consumer study
to provide evidence that the latter two suggestions are justified. First, we find that lead users
demonstrate stronger domain-specific innovativeness than more "ordinary" users. Second, lead
users perceive new technologies as less "complex" and might therefore be better prepared to adopt
them. Third, we find that lead users demonstrate stronger opinion leadership and weaker opinion
seeking tendencies. Finally, we discuss the implications of our findings for the marketing of new
products. (authors' abstract)
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Pellegrino, Renato Arima. "Desenvolvimento da abordagem lean por meio de práticas de liderança : pesquisa-ação numa área de planejamento da produção." Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2016. https://repositorio.ufscar.br/handle/ufscar/7983.
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Companies, to sustain their products’ competitiveness (cost, quality and time), need to maintain an improvement rate greater than the competitors, and not only possess good strategies, systems or technologies. The concept of "continuous improvement" has become increasingly popular in the business environment, and it is associated with a variety of approaches, and the lean manufacturing as one. Although the lean tools and methodologies are relatively easy to be implemented in different contexts, few companies can turn into real lean enterprises, since they have good results in the early stages of implementation, but fail in the long-term support. One of the key factors for sustaining lean approach is centered on the leadership role. This dissertation aims to develop, by performing an action research, the current leadership practices in a production planning area belonging to a company in the large industrial sector located in the State of São Paulo, and with a history of eight years working through the lean approach, to lean leadership model for the people development, in which are considerated the following factors: promoting employees self-development, people developing and training, and support daily kaizen. During the action research was possible to propose and evaluate the leadership practices to promote and support the implementation of lean approach. It was observed during the action research as a major challenge to reconcile operational routine of leaders and the team with the implementation of the lean principles and tools.
As empresas, para sustentarem a competitividade de seus produtos (custo, qualidade e prazo), necessitam manter um ritmo de melhoria superior ao dos concorrentes, e não apenas possuírem boas estratégias, sistemas ou tecnologias. O conceito de “melhoria contínua” tem se tornado cada vez mais popular no ambiente das empresas, e esta associado a uma variedade de abordagens, sendo o lean manufacturing uma delas. Embora as ferramentas e metodologias lean sejam relativamente fáceis de serem implantadas em diferentes contextos, poucas empresas conseguem transformar-se em verdadeiras empresas lean, pois apresentam bons resultados nos estágios iniciais da implantação, mas falham na sustentação no longo prazo. Um dos fatores chaves para a sustentação da abordagem lean está centrado no papel desempenhado pelas lideranças. Essa dissertação tem como objetivo principal desenvolver, por meio da realização de uma pesquisa-ação, as práticas de liderança atuais de uma área de planejamento da produção de uma empresa do setor industrial de grande porte localizada no interior do Estado de São Paulo, e com histórico de oito anos trabalhando por meio da abordagem lean, ao modelo de liderança lean para o desenvolvimento de pessoas, no qual são considerados os fatores: promoção do autodesenvolvimento dos funcionários, desenvolvimento e treinamento de pessoas, e o apoio ao kaizen diário. Durante a pesquisaação foi possível propor e avaliar as práticas de liderança para promover a implantação da abordagem lean. Observou-se como maior desafio a conciliação entre a rotina operacional do líder e da equipe com a implantação dos princípios e das ferramentas lean.
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Thomas, Tyler R. "A Qualitative Study of Selected Quality Knowledge and Practices in Guangdong Province, China." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2007. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/847.
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The manufacturing industry has become very competitive in today's global market environment. Many US companies are faced with the choice of keeping their manufacturing domestic or looking to low cost off-shore countries to take advantage of the labor costs differences. To gain an understanding of the state of manufacturing in China, a major focus in the manufacturing world today, this thesis was undertaken. This thesis presents the findings of research conducted in Guangdong Province, China in June - July, 2005. This research addressed customer focus, leadership and general manufacturing and quality knowledge and practices of small, medium and large sized companies in Guangdong Province, China. Customer focus and leadership are two of the eight fundamental principles of the ISO 9000:2000 family of standards. These two principles, customer focus and leadership, were selected for the foundational role they play in any organization. Companies that are customer focused and have good leadership principles and practices should tend to give quality a priority for the product/service they provide to their customers. The aim of this thesis was to determine if there is a significant difference in the way small, medium and large companies are aligned with these two fundamental principles. Data regarding customer focus, leadership, and general manufacturing and quality knowledge and practices was collected from 41 manufacturing companies in Guangdong Province, China through the use of a survey, interviews and observation. At the conclusion of this thesis, a summary of the findings regarding the aim of the thesis is presented along with a confirmation and questioning of previous research completed.
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Bartoo, Debora S. "Financial Services Innovation: Opportunities for Transformation Through Facial Recognition and Digital Wallet Patents." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1370778739.
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Edin, Strukan. "Efekti liderstva na organizacione i poslovne performanse preduzeća." Phd thesis, Univerzitet u Novom Sadu, Tehnički fakultet Mihajlo Pupin u Zrenjaninu, 2019. https://www.cris.uns.ac.rs/record.jsf?recordId=108162&source=NDLTD&language=en.
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Disertacija se bavi efektima liderstva, LMX i transformacionog liderstva na razliĉite organizacione i poslovne performanse preduzeća u Bosni i Hercegovini. Od poslovnih performansi su kao kljuĉne posmatrane finansijske i performanse uspješnosti razvoja novog proizvoda, a kao organizacione performanse posmatrani su: zadovoljstvo poslom, organizaciona posvećenost, organizaciona komunikacija i meĊusobno povjerenje na poslu. Pored toga, u disertaciji su obrazloţeni i neki drugi organizacioni ishodi koji su u uzroĉno-posljediĉnoj vezi sa liderstvom: organizaciono ponašanje, organizaciona kultura, motivacija i stres. Istraţivaĉki dio disertacije je zasnovan na podacima koji su dobijeni iz dva istovremeno sprovedena istraţivanja. Prvo istraţivanje je obuhvatilo anketiranje N=334 menadţera srednjeg nivoa iz 103 preduzeća u Bosni i Hercegovini. Od metoda statistiĉke obrade podataka korišteni su: deskriptivna statistika, korelaciona analiza, regresiona analiza i hijerarhijska regresiona analiza za ispitivanje moderatornog dejstva. Osnovni zakljuĉci ovog istraţivanja su: (1) Lideri u B&H preduzećima imaju visoka oĉekivanja u pogledu performansi, a malo podrške i osjećanja za zaposlene. Kazne su ĉešće nego nagrade, LMX je oko prosjeka, distanca moći iznad prosjeka, a organizaciona posvećenost ima nisku prosjeĉnu ocjenu. (2) Zaposleni u B&H preduzećima ne vole visoku distancu moći, preferiraju dobre meĊuljudske odnose, kako sa nadreĊenim tako i sa kolegama. Pored toga, zaposleni visoko cijene nagraĊivanje i strategijske sposobnosti lidera. Insistiranje lidera na visokim performansama, kao i primjena sistema kaţnjavanja, ne daju pozitivne efekte. (3) Zadovoljstvo poslom, zadovoljstvo organizacionom komunikacijom i meĊusobno povjerenje na poslu su oko prosjeka. Zaposleni su više zadovoljni aspektima posla koji su vezani za socijalne odnose u preduzeću nego postojećim i potencijalnim naknadama. Generalno posmatrano,zadovoljni su organizacionom komunikacijom, naroĉito sa onom koju realizuju sa menadţerima srednjeg nivoa, a meĊusobno povjerenje je nešto intenzivnije kada su u pitanju namjere i akcije kolega nego namjere i akcije menadţmenta preduzeća. (4) Vlasniĉka struktura i nacionalno porijeklo preduzeća nisu znaĉajni moderatori posmatranih odnosa. Moderatorni efekat pokazao se samo u malom broju sluĉajeva. (5) Lideri treba da smanje distancu moći, smanje visoka oĉekivanja u smislu performansi, smanje kazne, a da poboljšaju svoj odnos sa zaposlenima, da njeguju dobre odnose meĊu zaposlenima, da povećaju nagrade, i da se usavršavaju u svojim strateškim znanjima, razmišljanjima i akcijama.TakoĊer, da bi disertacija dala sveobuhvatne informacije o efektima liderstva na organizacione i poslovne performanse preduzeća u Bosni i Hercegovini, pored prethodno navedenog istraţivanja menadţera srednjeg nivoa, uraĊeno je i dodatno, uporedno istraţivanje na uzorku od 127 top menadţera u isto toliko preduzeća, po principu jedno preduzeće jedan top menadţer. Uvaţavajući ĉinjenicu da moderno poslovanje nameće liderima potrebu kreiranja i stalnog uvoĊenja promjena u postojeći naĉin poslovanja, što u svojoj suštini predstavlja transformaciono liderstvo, ovo istraţivanje je imalo za cilj da utvrdi obim i intenzitet efekata transformacionog liderstva vrhunskih menadţera na poslovne performanse B&H preduzeća. Kao poslovne performase posmatrane su finansijske performanse i performanse razvoja novog proizvoda. Rezultati ovog istraţivanja pokazuju da transformaciono liderstvo ima pozitivan uticaj na postizanje visokog nivoa finansijskih performansi i performansi razvoja novog proizvoda. TakoĊer, istraţivanje je pokazalo da lideri i top menadţeri najvišeg nivoa u preduzećima u Bosni i Hercegovini imaju veći fokus na zadatke nego na ljude. U tom smislu, preporuka za njih jeste da više paţnje posvećuju kreiranju i uvoĊenju promjenama u postojeći model poslovanja, na budućnost i dugoroĉne planove, ali i na svoje zaposlene kao glavne nosioce svih poslovnih procesa.The dissertation deals with the effects of leadership, LMX and transformational leadership on the various organisational and business performance of enterprises in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Of business performance, key financial and success of new product development performance are considered to be key, while as organisational performance we consider: job satisfaction, organisational commitment, organisational communication and mutual trust at work. In addition, the dissertation also explains other organisational outcomes that are in a cause-and-effect relationship with leadership: organisational behaviour, organisational culture, motivation and stress. The research part of the dissertation is based on data obtained from two simultaneously conducted research. The first survey included a survey of N = 334 mid-level managers from 103 enterprises in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The statistical methods used are: descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, regression analysis and hierarchical regression analysis for moderate effect testing. The basic conclusions of this research are: (1) Leaders in Bosnia and Herzegovina have high expectations in terms of performance, with little support and feelings for employees. The penalties are more frequent than the rewards, the LMX is around the average, the distance of power above the average, and the organisation's commitment has a low average grade. (2) Employees in Bosnia and Herzegovina do not like a great distance of power, preferring good interpersonal relationships, both with their superiors and their counterparts. In addition, employees highly value and reward strategic abilities of leaders. Insistence of leaders on high-performance, as well as the application of the punishment system, do not yield positive effects. (3) Job satisfaction, satisfaction with organisational communication and mutual trust in work are around the average. Employees are more satisfied with aspects of work related to social relations in the companythan the existing and potential benefits. Generally speaking, they are happy with organisational communication, especially with middle-level managers, and mutual trust is more intense when it comes to the intentions and actions of colleagues than the intentions and actions of enterprise management. (4) Ownership structure and national origin of enterprises are not significant moderators of observed relationships. The moderate effect has only been demonstrated in a small number of cases. (5) Leaders should reduce the distance of power, reduce high performance expectations, reduce punishment, improve their relationship with employees, nurture good relations among employees, increase rewards, and improve their strategic knowledge, thinking and action.Also, in order for the dissertation to provide comprehensive information on the effects of leadership on organisational and business performance of enterprises in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in addition to the aforementioned research of mid-level managers, an additional parallel study was carried out on a sample of 127 top managers in the same companies, on the principle of one company one top manager. Bearing in mind the fact that modern business imposes on leaders the need to create and permanently introduce changes to existing business practises, which in essence represents transformational leadership, this research was intended to determine the scope and intensity of the transformation leadership effects of top managers on business performance of enterprises in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We consider financial performance and performance of new product development as business performance. The results of this research show that transformational leadership has a positive influence on achieving a high level of financial performance and the performance of developing a new product. Also, research has shown that leaders and top managers of the highest level in enterprises in Bosnia and Herzegovina have a greater focus on tasks than on people. In this regard, the recommendation to them is to pay more attention to the design and implementation of changes in the existing business model, the future and long-term plans, but also to its employees as the main carriers of all business processes.
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Vigar-Ellis, Debbie. "Consumer knowledge and its implications for aspects of consumer purchasing behaviour in the case of information-intensive products." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Industriell marknadsföring, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-177297.
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The purpose of this research was to better understand consumer knowledge, its constituents, antecedents and consequences or implications for other consumer behaviours so as to assist wine marketers and marketers of other information-intensive products with their marketing strategy development. Wine is a complex product difficult for consumers to evaluate particularly prior to purchase but it is also a difficult product for marketers. Wine has a very large number of both intrinsic and extrinsic attributes. As a result of the numerous attributes and the multitude of combinations of these attributes there is a plethora of wine brands available making for a highly competitive industry and a complicated product for consumers. Consumer knowledge affects all aspects of consumer purchasing behaviour and is thus an important phenomenon for marketers to research and understand. Consumer knowledge also affects all aspects of the marketing strategy developed to satisfy target segments. Marketing decision makers need to understand consumers to be able to analyze and profile segments, choose target markets and develop marketing strategies that will best align with those target markets. Calls particularly for better understanding of different segments within the wine market provide justification for this research. The research problem was divided into three components: Consumer wine knowledge constituents, Antecedents of consumer wine knowledge and the Implications of consumer wine knowledge. The latter component of the research problem explored the implications of consumer wine knowledge for segmentation, as well as the relationships between consumer wine knowledge and exploratory purchasing behaviour, variety-seeking behaviour and opinion leadership and opinion-seeking behaviours. This study provides evidence of the existence of two distinct constituents of consumer knowledge i.e. what consumers know (objective knowledge) and what they think they know (subjective knowledge) and these constituents in the context of wine are significantly related. However it is also clear that these constituents are significantly different, with different antecedents and implications for other consumer behaviours. This study provides a visual depiction of a simplistic nomological map developed for the construct of consumer knowledge based on the studies reported in this thesis in the context of an information-intensive product such as wine. Objective knowledge is largely driven by demographic antecedents, specifically age, gender and education while subjective knowledge is mostly driven by, or affected by consumption. On the implications side of the map, objective knowledge significantly positively correlates with exploratory acquisition, and opinion leadership while subjective knowledge is positively related to opinion leadership and negatively to opinion-seeking behaviours. Theoretical implications as well as recommendations for wine marketers and researchers are provided.QC 20151217
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Jonsson, Göran. "Verksamhetsutveckling vid BT Products. : En uppföljning och fördjupad studie av en enkätundersökning." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-59539.
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Detta examensarbete handlar om en uppföljning av en enkätundersökning enligt EFQM modellen som genomförts vid BT Products. Uppföljningen består i en djupare analys av undersökningens resultat med fokus på vissa av dess delar. De områden som huvudsakligen behandlas är företagets medarbetare, processer och ledarskap. Tyngdpunkten ligger i att klargöra orsakssamband mellan enkätens olika områden samt att gå djupare in på- och identifiera samt beskriva starka och svaga sidor hos dem. Intervjuer, observationer och statistiska metoder har använts för detta syfte vilket resulterat i att det framkommit möjligheter att förbättra verksamheten i flera avseenden. De viktigaste förslagen till förändringar är: En förändrad organisationsmodell med fokus på värdekedjor Förändrade ansvarsförhållanden och tillhörigheter En långsiktig inriktning mot en styrmodell med utgångspunkt i värden och företagskulturThis diploma work acts about a follow up of a questionnaire survey according to the EFQM model as been implemented at BT Products. The follow up consists in a deeper analysis of the survey's results with focus on certain of its parts. The main areas considered are the company’s employees, its processes and leadership. The fundamentals of it lies in clarifying connections with causal effects in between questionnaire's different areas and to make a commitment to deeper on and to identify and to describe strong and weak sides. Interviews, observations and statistical methods have used for this aim, which resulted in possibilities to improve the organizations performance in several respects. The most important proposals to changes are: A changed organization model with focus on value chains New relations for responsibility and domicile A long-term direction towards values and corporate culture as means of control
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Balducci, Ed. "Producing transformational leaders in homes so that homes produce transformational leaders for the church at Geyer Springs First Baptist Church, Little Rock, Arkansas." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2006. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p054-0236.
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Cichocki, Dolores Litza. "UM MODELO GERENCIAL DE QUALIDADE PARA MICRO E PEQUENA EMPRESA DE CONFECÇÃO COM BASE NO PERFIL LIDERANÇA." Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2008. http://repositorio.ufsm.br/handle/1/8074.
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The present research has as mark to propose a Managerial Model of the Quality which can aid the personal computer administrators and small companies (MPEs) of making, in order to assure the continuous improvement in the productive process with base in the profile leadership. The MPEs object this study was in number of six
(6), located in the municipal district of Toledo - Paraná. The data were lifted up through the application of questionnaires. For the analysis of the data the managers'
profile is evidenced, with relationship to the leadership. It was suggested a model that provides, to MPEs of makings, they solve your problems in an appropriate way,
above all starting from the collaborators' perception, providing, as consequence, a constant improvement of the processes and pattern of quality of the makings.
Therefore, the Model search through pertinent adaptations an effective administration, with an administration proposal with perspective of continuous improvement, of MPEs of makings.A presente pesquisa tem como escopo propor um Modelo Gerencial da Qualidade o qual possa auxiliar os administradores de micro e pequenas empresas (MPEs) de confecção, a fim de assegurar a melhoria contínua do processo produtivo com base no perfil liderança. As MPEs objeto deste estudo foram em número de seis (6), localizadas no município de Toledo Paraná. Os dados foram levantados através da aplicação de questionários. Pela análise dos dados evidencia-se o perfil dos gerentes, quanto à liderança. Foi sugerido um modelo que proporcione, às MPEs de confecções, resolverem os seus problemas de forma adequada, sobretudo a partir da percepção dos colaboradores, proporcionando, como conseqüência, uma constante melhoria dos processos e padrão de qualidade das confecções. Portanto, o Modelo busca por meio de adaptações pertinentes um gerenciamento eficaz, com uma proposta de gestão com perspectiva de melhoria contínua, das MPEs de confecções.
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Martins, Álisson Gonçalves. "Aspectos preponderantes de liderança na gestão de uma empresa produtora de sementes." Universidade Federal de Pelotas, 2014. http://repositorio.ufpel.edu.br:8080/handle/prefix/3119.
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Este trabalho discute as formas que a liderança deve se apresentar no processo de gestão das organizações. Entender o comportamento da liderança, obser seus comportamentos sob a ótica da gestão, analisar a percepção dos liderados e também como base de gerenciamento, observar a elação integrada entre líderes e liderados. A metodologia adotada foi o estudo de caso de caráter descritivo de natureza qualitativa e complementado com dados quantitativos. Para a coleta de dados foi elaborado um questionário estruturado com perguntas fechadas e perguntas abertas que foi aplicado aos líderes e liderados nos meses de janeiro e fevereiro de 2014 na empresa DU PONT DO BRASIL S.A. – DIVISÃO PIONEER SEMENTES da cidade de Itumbiara–GO. Os principais resultados obtidos evidenciam que os métodos utilizados pela liderança da empresa são um importante impulsionador de sucesso na gestão. Entretanto, percebeu–se também uma grande preocupação dos líderes desta empresa em demonstrar e se reorganizar tomando por base as realidades externas apresentadas desta companhia. Por outro lado, foi percebida à oportunidade para que a liderança tomasse algumas atitudes que tenham maior integração com os liderados da DU PONT DO BRASIL S.A.
This study discusses the ways that leadership must be present in organizational management process. Understanding the behavior of the leadership , obser their behavior from the perspective of management, analyze the perception of the followers as well as base management , observe the integrated elation between leaders and led . The methodology adopted was case study of descriptive nature of qualitative nature and complemented with quantitative data. DIVISÃO PIONEER SEMENTES of city of Itumbiara–GO. To collect data structured with open questions and closed questions questionnaire was applied to leaders and followers in the months of January and February 2014 in the company DU PONT DO BRASIL S.A. was prepared . The main results show that the methods used by the company leadership is an important driver of success in management. However , we also realized a major concern of the leaders of this company to demonstrate and reorganize building on the external realities presented in this company. On the other hand , was perceived the opportunity for the leadership to take some actions that have led to the further integration of DU PONT OF BRAZIL S.A.
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Maissan, Josephus A. J. "In old age they still produce fruit the enabling and equipping of older adults for leadership in church renewal : a project that explored the elder boom as a growing resource for church renewal /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2000. http://www.tren.com.
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Parente, Christina de Souza. "Estudo de caso de implantação de equipes autogerenciáveis em empresa do ramo automotivo." Universidade de Taubaté, 2009. http://www.bdtd.unitau.br/tedesimplificado/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=323.
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Esta dissertação tem como objetivo fazer uma análise crítica de um modelo para implantação de equipes autogerenciáveis utilizado por uma determinada empresa do ramo automotivo. Nela são apresentados diversos conceitos teóricos necessários para esta análise crítica. O estudo de caso é descrito de forma a mostrar como a implantação foi feita nesta empresa, comparando-o com a teoria apresentada. Foi analisado um modelo para implantação de equipes autogerenciáveis e melhoria de desempenho, já utilizado e avaliado como eficaz em outras unidades da empresa. Foram analisadas nesta dissertação as dificuldades encontradas durante a primeira fase da implantação, sendo identificados os pontos a melhorar para o sucesso das fases seguintes. Através do estudo percebe-se que autonomia restrita e aumento da responsabilidade, as principais características do modelo analisado, permitem obter bons resultados em curto espaço de tempo, principalmente no que diz respeito ao fluxo de informações e a motivação dos trabalhadores, mas que a empresa necessita repensar sua forma de organização fabril para que possa obter os reais benefícios das equipes, já que a fixação das metas de equipe é tão importante quanto a fixação das metas individuais. O programa implantado pela empresa não trouxe melhoria dos resultados durante o período de estudo, mas houve progresso no trabalho em equipe, sem que, no entanto, houvesse redução dos níveis hierárquicos.This dissertation has as objective make a critical analysis of a model for implantation of self managing teams, used by a company of the automotive branch. Diverse theoretical concepts, necessary for this critical analysis, are presented. The case study shows the way of the implantation was made in this company, comparing it with the presented theory. It was analyzed a model for implantation of self managing teams and improvement of performance, already used and evaluated as efficient in other units of the company. The difficulties found during the first phase of the implantation were analyzed in this dissertation, and the points to improve for the success of the following phases were identified. Through this study its perceived that restricted autonomy and empowerment, the main characteristics of the analyzed model, allow to get good results in short space of time, mainly in the information flow and the workers motivation, but the company needs to rethink about its manufactory organization to find the real benefits of work in teams, because the setting of the team goals is as important as the setting of the individual goals. The program implanted by the company didnt improve results during the study period but the company progressed in teamwork, without suppression of hierarchic levels.
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Ludvigsson, Ann. "Samproducerat ledarskap : Hur rektorer och lärare formar ledarskap i skolans vardagsarbete." Doctoral thesis, Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation, Högskolan i Jönköping, HLK, Livslångt lärande/Encell, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-10430.
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Denna avhandling handlar om ledarskapet i skolan. Skolan är en sammansatt verksamhet och i ledarskapet handlar det om att hantera många olika uppgifter på olika nivåer. Samtidigt som skolledare och lärare skall leva upp till samhälleliga förväntningar på skolverksamheten skall de också hantera kulturella villkor inom skolan. I avhandlingen studeras hur ledarskapet formas i och av samspelet mellan skolledare och lärare i vardagsarbetet. En fråga fokuserar på hur skolledare och lärare ser på varandra och hur de influerar och förstår varandra i vardagsarbetet. En annan fråga uppmärksammar vilken betydelse skolsammanhanget har för samspelet. För att belysa samspelet används fallstudier som forskningsstrategi. I studien ingår tre F-6-skolor med förskole-, fritidshems- och grundskoleverksamhet. Det empiriska materialet består av intervjuer och observationer. Teoretiskt har studien en socialkonstruktionistisk utgångspunkt i betydelsen av att skolledarskap ses som ett socialt fenomen. Intresset riktas mot att belysa skolledares och lärares utsagor om hur de förstår varandra och varandras ord och handlingar i det vardagliga arbetet. Resultatet ger anledning att fråga vem som egentligen leder vem. Avhandlingen visar tydligt att ledarskap är något som skolledarna och lärarna oundvikligen formar tillsammans – därav titeln Samproducerat ledarskap. Studien visar hur sociala, kulturella och politiska dimensioner i samspelet influerar skolledarnas och lärarnas agerande och ledarskapet. Konsekvensen blir ett ifrågasättande av den allt populärare bilden av ledaren som med stark hand förväntas styra sin organisation. En förståelse för att skolledarskapet är samproducerat, och att sociala, kulturella och politiska dimensioner har avgörande betydelser för hur det utövas medför en mer realistisk syn på skolledarskapets förutsättningar.This thesis is concerned with aspects of school leadership. School work is characterised by its complexity, and school leadership requires the ability to deal with many different tasks at different organisational levels. At the same time as school heads and teachers are expected to respond to social expectations, they must also be able to deal with and respond to existing cultural considerations and prerequisites. The present study focuses on the formation of leadership during and as a result of the interplay between school heads and teachers in everyday educational practice. One research question concerns how this is formulated in heads’ and teachers’ statements, and how they perceive, influence and understand each other in their daily work together. Another research question highlights the importance of school contexts in the interplay between school heads and teachers. The underlying research strategy applied in order to illustrate the interplay between school heads and teachers is based on three case studies of so-called ‘F–6 schools’, i.e. three comprehensive schools including years 1–6, as well as pre-school classes, and leisure-time activities. The empirical research material consists of interviews and observations. This study takes a social constructionist point of departure, in the sense that school leadership is regarded as a social phenomenon, and focuses on creating a further understanding of this based on statements by school heads and teachers on how they understand each other and each others’ verbal communications and actions. The results give reason to the question of who is in fact leading who. The thesis clearly shows that leadership is produced and formed by school heads and teachers together – hence the title Co-Produced Leadership. The study shows how social, cultural and political dimensions in the interplay between school heads and teachers influence their actions and the formation of school leadership. This leads to a questioning of the increasingly popular image of the independent leader who is expected to govern her/his organisation with a firm hand. An understanding that school leadership is a product of intimate collaboration, and that social, cultural and political dimensions are vital in the formation of leadership, leads to a more realistic view concerning the possibilities and prerequisites of school leadership.
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Jennings, Joshua Kerby. "On Making a Difference: How Photography and Narrative Produce the Short-Term Missions Experience." UKnowledge, 2017. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cld_etds/32.
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Short-term missions participants encounter difference in purportedly captivating ways. Current research, however, indicates the practice does not lead to long-lasting, positive change. Brian M. Howell (2012) argues the short-term missions experience is confined to the limitations of the short-term missions narrative. People who engage in short-term missions build assumptions, seek experiences, understand difference, and convey meaning, as a result of this narrative. The process of telling and retelling travel stories is integral to the short-term missions experience. Drawing upon literature on tourism, narrative, development, and photography, this study intends to evaluate the inefficacy of short-term missions through the stories which produce and are produced by photography. Through storytelling and photography from 21 short-term missions participants who have served in Ouanaminthe, Haiti, this project deconstructs the short-term missions narrative to understand, what is the relationship between the use of photography and the short-term missions experience? The results indicate a unique relationship between people, photography, and experiences within the framework of short-term missions.
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EL-SALHY, LISA, and OLGA KOLOTOVA. ""Made in Ukraine" : a tag in the functional or innovative garment?" Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Textilhögskolan, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-20703.
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Problem Since the globalisation has enabled apparel companies to purchase materialsand goods from all around the world, the constant challenge is to find themost beneficial country and supplier who can provide the highest value tothe lowest cost. There are however factors to be considered in the aspect ofsupplier selection and the decision is often made through assessment ofnation-specific resources like labour costs, deliveries, trade restrictions andquality. It is important for apparel companies to relate the outcome of asupplier evaluation to the own company strategy or product characteristicsas factors may be more or less crucial depending on the strategy or producttype the company possess. With wages now increasing in Europe, Ukraine ispredicted to become a new apparel-producing alternative for Swedishcompanies. However, there is no evident niche in Ukrainian apparelproduction, which can be set in the context of company and productcharacteristics.Purpose The purpose of this thesis is to perform a supplier evaluation of Ukraine anddiscuss what company and product characteristics that might be moresuitable for producing apparel in Ukraine.Methodology A qualitative research has been carried out on a MFS scholarship for eightweeks in Ukraine. The empirical findings are based upon semi-structuredinterviews with five experts and observations and interviews in six factories.A supplier evaluation model is created upon the existing theories and theempirical results are discussed in the context of company and productcharacteristics.Conclusion A company should consider evaluating multiple factors and theinterrelationships between the factors in ability to reach a fulfilling supplierselection. It can be argued that there are predominantly characteristics foundto suit companies with the cost leadership strategy or functional products.Furthermore, because of trade rules and a low access to materials mostUkrainian factories work on Cut-Make contracts with foreign customers.Problem: Globaliseringen av klädindustrin har bidragit till att klädföretag köper materialoch färdiga plagg från länder runt om i världen. Det är en ständig utmaning atthitta det landet och den tillverkaren som erbjuder det högsta värdet till den lägstakostnaden.Det finns många olika faktorer som man bör ta hänsyn till i ettleverantörsval och beslutet är oftast taget genom utvärdering av nationsspecifikaresurser som lönekostnader, leveranser, kvalitet och handelshinder. Det är viktigtför företag att utvärdera länder och leverantörer utefter företagets egna strategieroch produkternas karaktär eftersom olika faktorer vid leverantörsutvärdering kanvara olika viktiga beroende på företag och produkter. När lönekostnaderna stiger iövriga Europa framträder Ukraina som ett möjligt produktionsland som spås enframtid som ett alternativ för svenska klädföretag. Ukraina har däremot ingen klarnisch, vilket är intressant att titta närmare på i samband med olikaföretagsstrategier och produkttyper.Syfte: Syftet med studien är att göra en leverantörsutvärdering av Ukraina somklädproducent och diskutera vilka företagsstrategier och produkttyper som kanlämpa sig bäst för produktion i Ukraina.Metod: Uppsatsen är skriven på ett MFS-stipendium under åtta veckor i Ukraina. Detempiriska resultatet är baserat på semi-strukturerade intervjuer och observationer isex stycken klädesfabriker och intervjuer med fem stycken experter. En modell förleverantörssutvärdering är skapad från existerande teorier och det empiriskaresultatet av utvärderingen diskuteras i samband med olika företagsstrategier ochprodukttyper.Slutsatser: Ett företag bör överväga att utvärdera flera faktorer och deras inbördes sambandför att kunna uppnå ett tillfredsställande leverantörsval. Det har påfunnits flestkaraktärsdrag som passar företag med en kostnadsstrategi eller funktionellaprodukter. På grund av handelsregler och dålig tillgång till material jobbar deflesta ukrainska producenter med Cut-Make kontrakt mot utländska kunder.Program: Textilekonomutbildningen
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Zháňalová, Lucie. "Analýza trhu a konkurence s nealkoholickými nápoji." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2009. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-222178.
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The master’s thesis on the topic “Market analysis and competition on the soft drinks market” describes current situation on the market, its structure with the focus on existing competition, it put the accent on the evaluation of the strategy applied by the strongest undertaking on the market, examines a describes distribution channels and analyse the market demand for products including its estimation of the trend in the future. This thesis results from theoretical resources as are general analysis used for the purpose of the market studies oriented on business sector as well as common environment and its own functioning and the thesis is based on the competitive strategy defined by M.E. Porter. Further the thesis is dealing with data resources and methods of data handling, including data collection, classification, segmentation and its following evaluation. Master´s thesis is the guideline for the market analysis and decisions concerning entering new markets and among others gives the answers to the questions concerned the actual situation on the market and subjects that are operation on the market.
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Balavoine, Isabelle. "L'évolution en longue période des maisons de haute couture : configurations d'acteurs et management de cultures multiples." Lille 1, 2005. https://pepite-depot.univ-lille.fr/RESTREINT/Th_Num/2005/50374-2005-16-1.pdf.
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La thèse se propose de valider la question de l'interrelation entre les différentes fonctions du leadership multiculturel (création, management et financement) des maisons de haute couture comme point critique dans la gestion de ce type de firmes en examinant ses configurations successives dans quatre maisons leader du secteur (POIRET, CHANEL, DIOR, et YSL) dans leur contexte pertinent. Le travail pose les principes d'une approche épistémologique inspirée du constructivisme radical de VON GLASERSFELD et s'attarde sur les principes d'une méthodologie résolument qualitative, abductive et exploratoire basée sur une étude de cas multiple à plusieurs niveaux (au sens de YIN adaptée par MORICEAU) qui traite les résultats en s'inspirant des principes de la Grounded Theory (au sens de STRAUSS & GLASER, tendance GLASER) dans une approche historique (au sens de VEYNE) centrée sur les acteursLa thèse propose une modélisation des configurations d'acteurs clefs qui aboutit à deux champs de possibles a posteriori (au sens de BERGSON) en termes d'acteurs clefs et de configurations intra-entreprise rencontrés, assortis d'une certain nombre d'enseignements de nature à alimenter la créativité des décideurs confrontés à leur situation unique. La thèse ouvre la voie à la validité de la problématique comme point critique dans une approche nuancée des choix stratégiques. Les conclusions indiquent la nécessité de prolonger la recherche à l'élargissement des configurations dans et hors de l'entreprise et d'approfondir les questions de leur fonctionnement interne, de la succession des acteurs clefs et des conditions plurielles de la naissance, de la disparition et de la possible relance des maisons. La thèse montre l'intérêt d'une méthodologie qualitative non dogmatique, non discriminatoire, abductive et opportuniste qui intègre la subjectivité du chercheur, et au-delà celui d'aborder la stratégie et le management des organisations comme une science psychosociale qui considère l'humain comme une variable stratégique
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Lin, Yanheng, and 林彥亨. "The Synergistic Effect of Market Orientation and Transformational Leadership on New Product Creativity and New Product Performance." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/39581008932139597370.
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碩士靜宜大學
企業管理學系
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The purpose of this research is to investigate the influences of market orientation and transformational leadership on new product creativities and new product performance. After a survey of literature and interviewing of several businesses, we develop all the hypotheses. We also investigate the top 1000 Taiwanese manufacturers issued by Commonwealth magazine of Taiwan in 2011 to precede an empirical study. In total, 107 complete questiononnaires are returned (the effective return rate is 10.7%). And the linear structure equation model and LISREL software for data analyses are used to verify the hypotheses. The empirical results show: 1. Market orientation has positive impact on new product creativities. 2. Market orientation has positive impact on new product performance. 3. Transformational leadership has positive impact on new product creativities. 4. Market orientation as well as transformational leadership has positive impact on new product performance through new product creativities. 5.Enterprises with stronger new product creativities might have stronger new product performance.
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Chang, Che-Ming, and 張哲銘. "Leadership, Organizational Citizenship Behavior, And Performance Models For New Product Development." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/10195515653942412557.
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Face with the rapid changing environment and consumer demand; competition between businesses has tremendous increased. The success of new product development gradually becomes one of the main methods to maintain corporations’ competitive advantages. How to improve the performance of new products development has attracted increasing practical and research attention. In new product development process, the relationship between team leaders and members plays a critical role in influencing team performance because team leaders are the ones who affect and work with team members most directly. Whether different leadership styles have different effects on team members and how leaderships influence team performance have become a major concern. Associated with the improvement of employee knowledge and quality, another interesting phenomenon is the emergence of organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). Previous studies have shown that OCB is positively associated with employee performance; however, in the case of new product development team, whether OCB can effectively enhance team member’s performance is still an open question. This study takes samples from new product development teams in Taiwan’s small and medium enterprise and proposes two models to investigate the relationship among leadership styles, OCB, and performance. In Model 1: the mediating role of OCB between various leaderships and performance is examined. In Model 2: this study explores the direct impact of leadership styles and OCB on performance. The items of the questionnaire are derived from relevant papers and are modified to meet our research objectives. A total of 400 questionnaires were sent out with a total 210 valid questionnaires returned, yielding a return rate of 52.5%, and we employed multiple regressions for hypothesis testing. The results of the study are as follows: First, OCB has mediating impact on the relationship between transformational leadership, job satisfaction and product quality. Second, OCB has mediating impact on the relationship between management-by-exception and product quality. Third, contingent reward, ethical leadership, and OCB are positively associated with job satisfaction. Finally, transformational leadership, management-by-exception, and OCB are positively associated with product quality. The results of the study show support for the notion that leadership and OCB are important for increasing performance in specific circumstances; we also establish two models to explore the relationships among leadership style, OCB, and performance, which are capable of providing frameworks to fill up the lack of ongoing research. Finally, the article closes with practical implications for enterprises to improve their performance.
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洪又懷. "The Influence of Leadership Behavior and Team Interaction on New Product Development Performance." Thesis, 2003. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/35917454053710824889.
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New product development (NPD) is important to business success. The industry achieves the objectives of reduce uncertainty of new product development process, and to raise success rate of new product development activity. Cross-functional new product development team consists of different functional areas, such as R&D, manufacturing, and marketing. When the cross-functional team was composed of members whom get diverse points helped to deal with marketing, organization, techniques of new product development. The industry targets NPD by team Interaction process. Facing with the relationship of diversity and interdependence to cross-functional team, the project leader need to apply leadership behavior theories by case, to improve leadership effectiveness and raising NPD performance. Accordingly, the purpose of this study was to explore the influence of project leadership behavior and team interaction in NPD performance. This research chose the enterprises that devote in NPD activity and put higher budgets in R&D development as verification samples. The NPD project is the unit of analysis. We have given out 450 questionnaires in total, received 73 available questionnaires. The valid returned rate of questionnaires was 16.2%. Analyzing this data with SPSS10.0 statistical software. The experiment results show that (1) the project leader who combine with transactional leadership, transformational leadership, and technical leadership exhibits connective leadership behavior can get better effect of NPD performance. (2) The project leader face with members’ diversities of function, values, and specificity to exhibit highly connective leadership helps team interaction. When the project leader face with the maturity of members to exhibit highly connective leadership helps team interaction quality and frequency. (3) In radical product innovation, the effective communication, trust, commitment, and frequent interaction of team members help NPD performance. In incremental product innovation, the cooperation, trust, and commitment help NPD performance.