Highlights•Elucidates common foundations of theory-driven design research.•Identifies
major challenges confronting current design research.•Identifies the lessons that can be …

Research suggests that teams can greatly enhance their performance through boundary
management, which comprises activities that establish, maintain, and regulate linkages with …

New product development (NPD) is critical for a firm's competitive advantage. Since the
early 1980s, NPD research has steadily increased and has defined successful practices …

This study investigates the choice of consumer research methods in the fuzzy front end
(FFE) of the new product development (NPD) process. First, it delivers an up-to-date …

Spanning the boundary between the organization and external market participants, the
sales force is in an advantaged position to garner unique market insights. At the same time …

Product development implies a need for information processing capability due to its
uncertain and ambiguous nature. Uncertainty is troublesome as it limits an organization's …

Market knowledge is recognised as an important predictor of new product performance,
which existing studies have proven. However, a missing link in this relationship is creativity …

Despite the growing importance of using social media to leverage external knowledge for
new product development (NPD) in innovation, few studies have examined firm capabilities …

Research shows that R&D's use of sales' market intelligence positively influences innovation
performance. However, little is known about whether this effect hinges on salespersons' …

Purpose Despite the increasing studies concerning external knowledge for innovative firms
or for innovations, little research demonstrates as what are those capabilities that enable …