The effects of change control and management review on software flexibility and project performance

Wang, Eric T. G.; Ju, Pei-Hung; Jiang, James J.; Klein, Gary

doi:10.1016/j.im.2008.05.003

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“…Growth-oriented firms increase their competitiveness by seeking new markets and putting the emphasis on technological leadership and product innovation (Özsomer, Calantone and Di Benedetto, 1997). Other manufacturing SMEs, more defensive in their outlook, focus on productivity in terms of reduced costs and improved delivery capabilities, by increasing the flexibility of their productive apparatus and emphasizing process innovation (De Sarbo, Di Benedetto, Song and Sinha, 2005;Sum, Kow and Chen, 2004;Wang, Ju, Jiang and Klein, 2008).…”

Section: Innovation Capability Of Manufacturing Smesmentioning

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Innovation Capability and Performance Of Manufacturing SMEs: The Paradoxical Effect of IT Integration

Raymond

Bergeron

Croteau

2013

Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce

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In theory, IT integration through applications such as ERP, MRP-II and EDI provides an organization with the ability to exploit innovation capabilities. Based on survey data obtained from 309 Canadian manufacturing SMEs, this study aims to identify the enabling effect of IT integration upon the innovation capability of manufacturing SMEs, that is, in terms of growth and productivity outcomes, and to verify if this effect is subject to industry influences. While the firm's innovation capability was found as expected to be positively related to the growth and productivity of manufacturing SMEs, the results underline paradoxical effects of IT integration in this regard. While IT integration was seen to enable the innovation capability of manufacturing SMEs in terms of growth, it was also seen to have a disabling effect on this same capability with regard to productivity.Keywords: innovation capability, product innovation, process innovation, IT integration, R&D, growth, productivity, innovation, SME, paradox 2 Innovation Capability and Performance of Manufacturing SMEs:The Paradoxical Effect of IT Integration AbstractIn theory, IT integration through applications such as ERP, MRP-II and EDI provides an organization with the ability to exploit innovation capabilities. Based on survey data obtained from 309 Canadian manufacturing SMEs, this study aims to identify the enabling effect of IT integration upon the innovation capability of manufacturing SMEs, that is, in terms of growth and productivity outcomes, and to verify if this effect is subject to industry influences. While the firm's innovation capability was found as expected to be positively related to the growth and productivity of manufacturing SMEs, the results underline paradoxical effects of IT integration in this regard. While IT integration was seen to enable the innovation capability of manufacturing SMEs in terms of growth, it was also seen to have a disabling effect on this same capability with regard to productivity.Keywords: innovation capability, product innovation, process innovation, IT integration, R&D, growth, productivity, innovation, SME, paradox IntroductionInnovation has long been considered as the key factor for the survival, growth and development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) (Acs and Audretsch, 1990;Becheikh, Landry and Amara, 2006). Developing their capacity to innovate is a mission-critical task for all organizations. Given the specificities of SMEs with regard to their environment, strategy, structure and technology, more research in this specific context is thus needed, including information technology (IT) in particular (Gable and Stewart, 1999;Premkumar, 2003). These specificities also imply that research findings in the large enterprise context do not automatically extend to small companies (Thong, Yap and Raman, 1996;Pflughoeft et al., 2003). As SMEs differ from large organizations, a greater innovation capacity is deemed to counterbalance their greater vulnerability in a global business environment and in ...

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Section: Innovation Capability Of Manufacturing Smesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Innovation Capability and Performance Of Manufacturing SMEs: The Paradoxical Effect of IT Integration

Raymond

Bergeron

Croteau

2013

Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce

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“…Researchers have identified several critical causes of poor RE [19,21]. Prior studies have also established relationships between project performance and specific causes of poor RE such as change [9,10], knowledge [11], quality [14], stakeholder [12,13], human factors [14,15], etc. There is, however, little or no empirical knowledge on how the summarized (say, summarized view of problems of scope, problems of volatility and problems of understanding) effect of issues in RE actually impact the overall performance of the project.…”

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The Effects of Requirements Elicitation Issues on Software Project Performance: An Empirical Analysis

Sethia

Pillai

2014

Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality

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Abstract. [Context and motivation]Studies have emphasized the need for effective requirements elicitation owing to its significant impacts on software quality and overall project outcomes to meet system objectives. The empirical studies in literature present the relationships between the specific characteristics that affect elicitation and project performance that focus on process control and product flexibility. There is, however, no substantial research on the empirical relationship between the generalized problems in requirements elicitation and project performance. [Question/problem]The issues encountered in requirements elicitation generalized through categories of problems of scope, problems of volatility and problems of understanding. This study aims in establishing an empirical model to study the behavior between the requirements elicitation issues and project performance. This study also validates the model for its consistency with practitioner's views and earlier studies. [Principal ideas/ results]Researchers and practitioners have focused on developing tools and techniques that will enhance the requirements elicitation and analysis phases. However, the effectiveness of the tool usage is dependent on skills and behaviors of people and organization using them. The aspects of behavior are best modeled using techniques adopted in social research, viz. confirmatory factor analysis; the technique is adopted for this study.[Contribution] This study deduced a causal relationship between the requirements elicitation issues and project performance. This study also attempted to establish a priority-setting and decision-making to address elicitation issues that can control and manage residual performance risks.

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“…As Wang, Ju, Jiang, and Klein (2008) note, project performance is a combination of project effectiveness and efficiency as perceived by the respondents. This study divides the performance data into project effectiveness and project efficiency, and then tests the effects of both forms of learning on project effectiveness and efficiency.…”

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Slack resources in team learning and project performance

Huang

Li²

2012

Journal of Business Research

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The effects of change control and management review on software flexibility and project performance

Cited by 53 publications

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Innovation Capability and Performance Of Manufacturing SMEs: The Paradoxical Effect of IT Integration

Innovation Capability and Performance Of Manufacturing SMEs: The Paradoxical Effect of IT Integration

The Effects of Requirements Elicitation Issues on Software Project Performance: An Empirical Analysis

Slack resources in team learning and project performance

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