Chen, C. (2007). Information Technology, Organizational Structure, and New Product Development — The Mediating Effect of Cross-Funcational Team Interaction. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 54(4), 687-698.
Format: Peer-reviewed article
Type: Research — Non-experimental
Experience level of reader: Fundamental
Annotation: The study examined the relationships among information technology, organizational structure, cross-functional team interaction, and their combined effect on NPD. While technology and structures improve NDP performance, they do so by improving the internal and external communication and interactions among cross-functional team members.
Setting(s) to which the reported activities/findings are relevant: Large business, Small business (less than 500 employees)
Knowledge user(s) to whom the piece of literature may be relevant: Brokers, Manufacturers
Knowledge user level addressed by the literature: Organization
This article uses the Commercial Devices and Services version of the NtK Model