Improving feedforward controls to improve NPD portfolio performance – an empirical study

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dc.contributor.authorBaker, Mark H.
dc.contributor.authorBourne, Mike
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-01T08:30:43Z
dc.date.available2022-09-01T08:30:43Z
dc.date.issued2022-05-30
dc.description.abstractManagers making crucial project selections in large, fast-changing project portfolios face the challenge of balancing the tension between control (performance) and creativity (experimentation/innovation). To better manage this challenge and to improve performance, some practitioners and scholars have considered the application of more sophisticated feedforward controls in new product development portfolio project selections. However, empirical studies of changes in the sophistication of such controls and of their influence on performance are lacking. We use an engaged scholarship approach and an action research methodology in a large international organization with multiple business units to study the post-intervention changes in applied controls and changes in portfolio performance. Our findings identify the underlying generative mechanisms influencing the changes in the applied sophistication of feedforward controls, how these changes enable portfolio managers to better balance the tension between control and creativity in project selection, and the performance outcomes.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationBaker MH, Bourne M. (2022) Improving feedforward controls to improve NPD portfolio performance – an empirical study. Engaged Management ReView, Volume 5, Issue 2, Article number 2, pp. 32-49en_UK
dc.identifier.issn2375-8643
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.28953/2375-8643.1072
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/18394
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherCase Western Reserve University: Weatherhead School of Managementen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/*
dc.titleImproving feedforward controls to improve NPD portfolio performance – an empirical studyen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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