Title :
A dynamic model of cooperative product development between companies of greatly different sizes
Author :
Johnson, Nils O.
Author_Institution :
FFV Group, S-631 87 Eskilstuna, Sweden
Abstract :
Today cooperation between companies in product development often occurs. Students of the mechanisms of cooperation usually take a static view of the situation. This note suggests that when the sizes of the cooperating companies differ, a dynamic approach should be used to analyze the causes of success and failure.
Keywords :
Collaboration; Companies; Industries; International collaboration; Product development; Cooperation; Joint venture; Product development;
Journal_Title :
Engineering Management, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TEM.1987.6499016
