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NPD (New Product Development) Structural Features for Successful Product Proliferation

제품 다양성의 활성화를 위한 신제품 개발 조직의 구조적 특성

  • 김정윤 (한국신용정보(주) 전략기획본부) ;
  • 한주희 (중앙대학교 상경학부)
  • Published : 2009.11.30
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Abstract

The aim of the current study is to look at the mediating effects of structural features (i.e. decentralization, formalization, and specialization) on the relationship between product variety and the performance of product family. This study investigates the impact of decentralization and formalization for platform and derivative projects separately and in the context of the performance of the product family as a whole, as opposed to individual projects. In addition to relationships between people and groups, the current study considers physical element of an organization such as geographical location in which business tasks are conducted. The current study focuses on spatial differentiation which refers to the number of different sites or locations operated by an organization. Based on a cross-industry sample of 103 Korean manufacturers, this study examines the role of organizational structure features in which firms successfully increase product variety. The study examines that formalization in platform projects and decentralization in derivative projects enhance high variety firms' product family performance. The study finds significant mediating effect of spatial proximity on the relationship between product variety and product family performance.

본 연구는 성공적으로 제품 다양성을 증가시키기 위한 신제품 개발 조직의 특성을 분석하는 데 있다. 본 연구는 플랫폼 및 파생제품 개발을 위한 조직의 구조적 특성을 개별적으로 고려하여, 제품군 (product family) 전체의 성과에 미치는 영향을 분석하고자 한다. 본 연구에서는, 조직 내 구성원 및 그룹간의 관계를 규정짓는 3가지 요인(분권화, 공식화, 전문화)과 함께, 개발 관련 조직 간 공간적 근접성 (spatial proximity)을 조직의 구조적 특성을 파악하는 요인으로 사용하고자 한다. 본 연구는 국내 103개 제조업체로부터 수집한 설문응답 분석에 기초하였다. 조직 구조적 특성은 기업의 제품 다양성 정도와 신제품 개발 성과 간의 관계를 매개하는 것으로 나타났다. 특히 본 연구결과는 기존 신제품 개발 조직 연구와 상반되는 몇 가지 결과를 보고 주고 있다. 제품 다양성을 증가시키는 기업에게 있어, 플랫폼 제품 개발 과정의 공식화 및 파생 제품 개발과정의 분권화는 제품군 전체의 성과를 향상시켜 준다. 본 연구는 개발 조직의 공간적 근접성이 성공적으로 제품 다양성을 증가시키는 데 중요한 조직요소라는 것을 증명하였다.

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