Test of a model of organizational contributors to product development team effectiveness

摘要

This study tests a model of product development team effectiveness which was developed by Susman and Dean [Susman, G.I., Dean, J.W., 1992. Development of a model for predicting design For manufacturability effectiveness. In: Susman, G.I. (Ed.), Integrating Design and Manufacturing For Competitive Advantage. Oxford Univ. Press, New York, pp. 207-277.]. The model addresses Two interrelated managerial issues. One concerns the use of integrative mechanisms to counterbal- Ance the potentially negative effects of function-based differentiation, directly or indirectly Through group process.