New Product Development

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DOCTORA L T H E S I S

Towards a Theory of Managing Information in New Product Development

Johan Frishammar

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To Åsa and Filippa, who walk the sunny side of the street

THESIS FOR THE DOCTORAL DEGREE This thesis consists of two main parts: An introductory text of about 40 pages, and the following six papers appended in full:

Paper I Frishammar, J. (2005). Managing Information in New Product Development: A Literature Review. International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management, 2(3): 259-275. Paper II Frishammar, J. and Hörte, S.Å. (2005). The Role of Market- and Entrepreneurial Orientation for NPD Performance in Manufacturing Firms1. Short version presented at the 12th International product development management conference in Copenhagen, June 12-14, 2005. Full paper submitted to Research Policy. Paper III Frishammar, J. and Hörte, S.Å. (2005). Managing External Information in Manufacturing Firms: The Impact on Innovation Performance2. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 22(3): 251-266. Paper IV Frishammar, J. (2002). Characteristics in Information Processing Approaches. International Journal of Information Management, 22(2): 143-156. Paper V Frishammar, J. (2005). Organizational Environment Revisited: A Conceptual Review and Integration. Forthcoming in International Studies of Management & Organization. Paper VI Frishammar, J. (2003). Information Use in Strategic Decision-making3. Management Decision, 41(4): 318-326.

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English version of research instrument within the paper; Swedish version of research instrument appended separately. English version of research instrument within the paper; Swedish version of research instrument appended separately. 3 English and Swedish version of research instrument appended separately.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & PREFACE Finally, here it is. My thesis in print. The ambiguous, chaotic and disruptive process of research nicely packaged between... [continues]

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