Innovation and IT in an International Context

1. Introduction: A Systemic View of Innovation
Dov Te’eni, Frantz Rowe

Part I. Strategizing the R&D Function

2. International Open Innovation: Taking Stock and Moving Forward
Bruno Cirillo, Giovanni Valentini

3. The Organization of the Knowledge Base and Inventive Performance
Ludovic Dïbiaggio, Maryam Nasiriyar, Lionel Nesta

4. Industrial Clustering and Innovative Output
Barak S. Aharonson, Joel A. C. Baum, Maryann P. Feldman

Part II. IS Support for R&D Coordination and Design

5. Why Innovative Design Requires New Scientific Foundations for Manageable Identities of Systems
Gilbert Giacomoni, Jean-Claude Sardas

6. Configurational Thinking and Value Creation from Digital Innovation: The Case of Product Lifecycle Management Implementation
Robert G. Fichman, Satish Nambisan, Marc Halpern

7. Coordination of R&D Activities and Communities of Practice in Multinational Companies
Lusine Arzumanyan, Ulrike Mayrhofer, Christopher Melin

8. Effects of Product Lifecycle Management on the Reliability and Productivity of New Product Development: The Case of Co-development with China
Valéry Merminod, Caroline Mothe, Frantz Rowe

Part III. Innovation and Collaboration in an International Context

9. Helping Global Software-Development Teams to Overcome the Challenges of Temporal Dispersion and National Diversity: The Importance of Leadership Roles
Iván Alfaro

10. IT Use and Dispersed New Product Development Project Performance: The Mediating Role of Coordination
Céline Péréa, Sebastien Brion

11. ‘Looking for Trouble’ in Global Information Systems Development and New Product Development Outsourcing Projects
Roman Beck

12. Market, Technological and Process Management Knowledge in New Product Development Projects and the Value of New Products
Vered Holzmann

13. Conclusion
Frantz Rowe, Dov Te’eni

Keywords: Business and Management, International Business, Computer Science, general, Innovation/Technology Management, Corporate Communication/Public Relations, The Computer Industry, Information Systems and Communication Service