DocumentCode
2420226
Title
Decision-making strategies in product development teams
Author
Petrick, I.J. ; Susman, G.
Author_Institution
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA
fYear
1997
fDate
27-31 Jul 1997
Firstpage
482
Abstract
Summary form only as given. Theory suggests that decentralized decision-making is more effective in uncertain environments, but recent research indicates that centralized decision-making is more effective in product development teams as project risk increases. The contradiction is resolved by predicting differential consequences of uncertainty, equivocally, and decision criticality on effective distribution of decision-making
Keywords
human resource management; product development; research and development management; centralised decision-making; decentralised decision-making; decision criticality; decision making distribution; decision-making strategies; product development teams; project risk; uncertain environments; uncertainty; Decision making; Distributed decision making; Electromagnetic interference; Product development; Pulp manufacturing; Uncertainty;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Innovation in Technology Management - The Key to Global Leadership. PICMET '97: Portland International Conference on Management and Technology
Conference_Location
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3574-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PICMET.1997.653475
Filename
653475
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