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  • Governing Collaborative New Product Development: Toward a Configurational Perspective on the Role of Contracts

    Author(s)
    Hofman, Erwin
    Faems, Dries
    Schleimer, Stephanie C
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Schleimer, Stephanie C.
    Year published
    2017
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    Abstract
    This study inductively explores the interplay among different contractual functions and their impact on project performance in collaborative new product development (NPD) projects. Applying a configurational perspective, contracts are conceptualized as bundles of different functions. In line with the notion of discriminating alignment, an explicit distinction is made between different contextual settings in terms of innovation objectives (i.e., incremental versus radical) and relational embeddedness (i.e., presence versus absence of prior collaboration) in the exploration of the project performance implications of different ...
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    This study inductively explores the interplay among different contractual functions and their impact on project performance in collaborative new product development (NPD) projects. Applying a configurational perspective, contracts are conceptualized as bundles of different functions. In line with the notion of discriminating alignment, an explicit distinction is made between different contextual settings in terms of innovation objectives (i.e., incremental versus radical) and relational embeddedness (i.e., presence versus absence of prior collaboration) in the exploration of the project performance implications of different contractual configurations. Fuzzy set qualitative comparative analyses on a sample of 125 collaborative NPD projects helped to generate propositions on the interplay between different contractual functions across different contextual settings. The results indicate that the contractual coordination function is an important function in achieving high project performance in collaborative NPD projects. However, the research findings demonstrate that it is not a sufficient condition and needs to be complemented with discrete safeguarding functions depending on the particular context. Together, these findings provide new insights into how particular combinations of contractual functions can help address the core governance challenges of collaborative NPD. They also point to the relevance of applying a configurational perspective to the study of the role of contracts in management research. Finally, they provide practitioners with specific recommendations concerning the design of contracts for collaborative NPD projects.
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    Journal Title
    Journal of Product Innovation Management
    Volume
    34
    Issue
    6
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1111/jpim.12412
    Subject
    Innovation and Technology Management
    Engineering
    Built Environment and Design
    Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/352772
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