Browsing by Author "Goffin, Keith"

Browsing by Author "Goffin, Keith"

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  • Identifying how small and medium-sized enterprises generate deep customer insight for radical innovation. 
    Van Maldegem, Ageeth (Cranfield UniversitySOM, 2020-12)
    It is widely recognized that Radical innovation drives growth in Small and Medium-sized firms (SMEs). However, relatively few SMEs develop highly innovative new products and services. An underlying cause of this could ...
  • Innovation culture in business to business (B2B) consultancies – key factors 
    Khetavath, Nitish (Cranfield University, 2017-05)
    Innovation has become a necessity for the survival of organizations. Recent academic and practitioner publications have focused on the importance of the culture of innovation and have identified a number of cultural practices ...
  • Investigating the meaning of supplier-manufacturer partnerships : An exploratory study 
    Lemke, Fred; Goffin, Keith; Szwejczewski, Marek (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2003-01-01)
    Supplier partnerships can be the key in enhancing the performance of manufacturing companies. Consequently, partnership has been strongly recommended by academics and practitioners alike. Surprisingly, the concept of ...
  • Is Management Commitment to Quality Just 'A Given'? 
    Goffin, Keith; Szwejczewski, Marek (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 1996-01-01)
    Reports on interviews held with management at six factories in the UK, which had received awards for their manufacturing excellence, which aimed to discuss the TQM initiatives and, in particular, to gauge the degree and ...
  • Italian and UK Manufacturing compared 
    Grando, A.; Szwejczewski, Marek; Goffin, Keith (2002-01-01)
    Although the Italian economy has seen a steady growth in the importance of the service sector, manufacturing still plays a key role in the economy. It employs 32 per cent of the active population and accounts for about ...
  • Joint Venture Manufacturing in China : an Exploratory Investigation 
    Zhang, Lihong; Goffin, Keith (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 1999-01-01)
    International joint venture (IJV) manufacturing is important for both the Chinese economy and a large number of foreign investors. A review of the literature from both Western and Chinese researchers showed that although ...
  • Learning from New Product Development Projects : An Exploratory Study 
    Koners, Ursula; Goffin, Keith (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2005-12-01)
    Knowledge generation is a cornerstone of new product development and post- projectreviews (PPRs) are widely recognized as a facilitator of project-to- project learning.Empirical research on PPRs is sparse and so this ...
  • Learning from Post-project Reviews : A Cross-Case Analysis 
    Koners, Ursula; Goffin, Keith (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2007-05-01)
    Every new product development (NPD) project should not only deliver a successful new product but also should generate learning for the organization. Postproject reviews (PPRs) are recognized by both practitioners and ...
  • Learning from research and development projects / the role of post-project reviews 
    Koners, Ursula (Cranfield University, 2005-10)
    Successful innovation depends to a high degree on an organization’s ability to develop an effective Research & Development (R&D) process and during the last decades many companies have adopted Stage-Gate® or similar m ...
  • Management processes in projects of organizational change: case studies from four industries 
    Partington, David (Cranfield UniversitySchool of Management, 1997-06)
    Recent decades have seen a sustained growth of interest from academics and practicing managers in structural change in the contemporary workplace. Some of this attention has been directed at the implementation of initiatives ...
  • Managers' Perceptions of Learning in New Product Development 
    Koners, Ursula; Goffin, Keith (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2007-01-01)
    Companies need to ensure that each and every new product development (NPD) project results in not only a successful new product but also generates learning for the organization. Post-project reviews (PPRs) are widely ...
  • 'Managing the transition' : supplier management in international joint ventures in China 
    Zhang, Lihong; Goffin, Keith (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2001-01-01)
    Attracted by the easier access to local markets, many foreign companies have formed manufacturing joint ventures in China. One of the key elements of successful international joint venture (IJV) manufacturing in China ...
  • Manufacturer-supplier relationships : An empirical study of German manufacturing companies 
    Szwejczewski, Marek; Lemke, Fred; Goffin, Keith (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2005-01-01)
    Effective management of suppliers is one of the ways manufacturing companies can improve their performance. Typically, it has been argued in the literature that close relationships with suppliers should be developed, in ...
  • New product development portfolio management : a systematic literature review 
    Tjaturpriono, Hendro Adiarso (Cranfield University, 2013-07)
    Product innovation is a key driver of any company’s growth. The biggest challenge in managing product innovation is in determining the most promising new product development (NPD) projects from the many ideas generated, ...
  • Operations management teaching on European MBA programmes 
    Goffin, Keith (1996-01-01)
    This study investigates the teaching of operations management on MBA core courses at ten of Europe’s leading business schools. A review of the operations management (OM) literature showed that no previous publication has ...
  • Operations management teaching on European MBA programmes 
    Goffin, Keith (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 1998-01-01)
    A comprehensive review of the literature established that several investigations have been made of operations management teaching in the USA, whereas almost nothing has been published on European teaching. Therefore, an ...
  • Planning Product Support for Medical Products 
    Goffin, Keith (Cranfield University, 1992-10)
    Product support is a key aspect in the marketing of high-technology products, since it strongly influences customer satisfaction and can also be an important source of revenue. Typical forms of support include ...
  • Product innovation in UK manufacturing companies 
    Goffin, Keith; Szwejczewski, Marek; Sweeney, Michael; New, Colin (Inderscience, 2000-01-01)
    In many sectors of the manufacturing industry, product innovation is an important way for companies to achieve competitive advantage. Regular introductions of new products can be essential, especially in fast-moving markets. ...
  • Product support and the new product development process 
    Anagnostopoulos, Z. (2006)
    Product support is a key aspect in the industrial marketing of not only high-technology products but also heavy goods and software applications, since it strongly influences customer satisfaction and can also be an important ...
  • Public sector innovation : The role of commercial partnerships 
    Baxter, David; Schoeman, Magnus; Goffin, Keith; Micheli, Pietro (Cranfield University School of Management, 2010-10)
    The global economic situation is putting increasing pressure on public sector funding and so innovation is now being recognised as an essential mechanism for maintaining the quality and scope of services whilst reducing ...