Product and organizational modularity: a contingent view of the mirroring hypothesis

MF Sorkun, A Furlan - European Management Review, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This study aims to advance a contingent view of the mirroring hypothesis, focusing on the
causal effect of product modularity on organizational modularity. It compares the group of …

Design-for-variety and operational performance: The mediating role of internal, supplier and customer integration

H Boer, H Boer - Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 2018 - emerald.com
Design-for-variety and operational performance: The mediating role of internal, supplier and
customer integration | Emerald Insight Books and journals Case studies Expert Briefings Open …

Explicit and tacit synergies between alliance firms and radical innovation: The moderating roles of interfirm technological diversity and environmental technological …

B Hao, J Ye, Y Feng, Z Cai - R&D Management, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This study draws on theories of organizational inertia and relational view to examine how
the pursuit of partnership synergy influences radical innovation in different technological …

How tie strength in alliance network affects the emergence of dominant design: The mediating effects of exploration and exploitation innovation

J Yang, D Zeng, J Zhang, H Dai - Technology Analysis & Strategic …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Drawing on social network theory and technological innovation literature, this study
investigates how firm innovation mediates the relationship between tie strength of alliance …

How modularity influences product innovation: The mediating role of module suppliers' relationship-specific investments

Y Sun, Q Zhong - Management Decision, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to offer novel and complementary insights into the
relationship between product modularity and product innovation by investigating the …

Linking product modularity to supply chain integration and flexibility

Z Wang, M Zhang - Production Planning & Control, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This study builds a moderated mediation model to empirically investigate the impacts of
product modularity and supply chain integration (ie supplier, customer, and internal …

The impact of modular designs on new product development outcomes: the moderating effect of supply chain involvement

Y Ye, B Huo, M Zhang, B Wang, X Zhao - Supply Chain Management …, 2018 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to investigate the impacts of product modularity (PM) and
multiskilled employees (MEs) on new product development (NPD) outcomes and explore …

The importance of possessing knowledge on black-box components: The case of smartphone OEMs

A Cammarano, V Varriale, F Michelino… - Journal of Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Traditionally, the black-box approach in buyer-supplier relationships does not require
knowledge exchanges between the actors, since the purchased module is autonomously …

[HTML][HTML] Modularity, value and exceptions to the mirroring hypothesis

N Burton, P Galvin - Journal of Business Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The mirroring hypothesis suggests a correspondence between product, firm and industry
architecture, however, empirical support to date has been mixed. Drawing upon an inductive …

The effect of role-based product representations on individual and team coordination practices: A field study of a globally distributed new product development team

E Mattarelli, F Bertolotti, A Prencipe… - Organization …, 2022 - pubsonline.informs.org
The investigation of the appealing indication that a modular product architecture is best
associated to a loosely coupled organizational structure—that is, the mirroring hypothesis …