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The Role of Controls in Innovation: An Examination of Diagnostic Use, Interactive Use, and Dynamic Tension
Type
fundamental research project
Start Date
01 December 2015
End Date
30 November 2016
Status
ongoing
Keywords
Control Systems
Levers of Control
New Product Development
Structural Equation Modelling
Description
The aim of this research project is to examine the mechanisms between the interactive and diagnostic use of management controls and the joint impact that control combinations have on outcomes related to new product development (NPD). Based on the Levers of Control Framework by Simons (1995), we argue that the use of management controls has significant influence on the outcome of NPD projects. Digging deeper into the micro-mechanisms underlying that relationship, we hypothesize that the alignment of the development process is a mediator of that relationship. Findings help to reveal the combination of uses of controls under which the circumstances are the most promising with regards to innovativeness. This knowledge supports R&D management in controlling its NPD activities effectively. Therefore, this research project also has vital managerial implications, specifically for the design of appropriate management controls. Analysis is based on international survey data from 695 companies.
Member contributor(s)
Funder(s)
Topic(s)
Effective selection of management controls in new product development
role of development process in NPD
Method(s)
Survey
structural equation modelling
Range
Institute/School
Range (De)
Institut/School
Division(s)
Eprints ID
245938