Rupak Rauniar

Team is the primary mechanism through which product development projects are executed. Despite regular theoretical discussions on the importance of cross-functional team and concurrent engineering to improve new product development projects, empirical studies on consequence of integrated product and process development (IPPD) effectiveness on teamwork is largely missing in existing product development literature. IPDD projects execute concurrent activities that go through several iterations before the deliverable of each stage are finalised. Based on information processing theory and goal-setting theory for team, this study hypothesise shared project mission, clarity of the project target, and customer and supplier involvement positively influences effectiveness of IPPD project. We further hypothesise that such effective IPPD leads to teamwork which can have a positive impact on project performance in terms of product development cost, product development time, and customer satisfac...

Studies point out that the extent of new technology adoption in an organisation is a good indicator of both successful implementation and integration of such technology in operations. Implementation of new technologies in an organisation requires proper top management support and resource commitment for resource requirements to adoption effort. An important measure to indicate organisational readiness to adopt new technology is the organisation's absorptive capacity. New and innovative technologies are continuously being introduced in O&G industry despite the turbulent economic cycle it had been facing since 2014. Yet this segment of economy has received less attention in scientific management studies. The current study empirically investigates relationship between key variables identified in adoption literatures- i.e., absorptive capacity, top management support, resource commitment, and task-technology fit with adoption of new technology in US Oil and Gas (O&G) industry. Discu...

INTRODUCTION Internet has brought about enormous growth in the web-based business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce (Van Slyke et al.,2004), which is defined as the activity in which consumers get information and purchase product or service using Internet technology (Olson & Olson, 2000; Pavlou & Fygenson, 2006). E-commerce has changed the way of marketing and sales process, from sales force-driven mass marketing to more customized and buyer oriented marketing. While there has been steady growth in the amount of online transactions, companies struggle to find ways to better reach customers ubiquitously and enhance customer retention. The potential benefits of B2C e-commerce will not accrue to businesses until they have identified the factors that impact the consumers' willingness to engage in online exchange relationships (Pavlou & Fygenson, 2006). The success of e-commerce transactions between businesses and consumers is determined by several factors, including consumer trust in sel...

This paper presents survey results validating the theory of diffusion of innovation (DoI) (Rogers, 1962, 2003). We find that complexity, trialability, and observability exhibited correlation with innovation diffusion while the others do not. Innovation and technology have been long considered important drivers of organisational success. They are examined in the US Oil and Gas (O&G) industry. Rogers' (1962, 2003) theory of DoI is used in identifying and operationalising key variables that affect DoI. It broadens understanding of how the industry has responded to the presence of multiple, important new technologies and how the diffusion of these technologies can be explained by the application of the DoI model. Using primary data, the current 2 R.J. Salazar et al. study empirically tests DoI in the context of today's US O&G industry. The contribution of the current study to both researchers and practitioners, limitations, as well as suggestions for future studies are also provided. Biographical notes: Ronald J. Salazar serves as an Associate Provost and on the Faculty of the University of Houston-Victoria. He has extensive experience consulting with executives in large firms. His research approach involves the integration of the theoretical into practical business applications and in reporting the results to the academy. His recent research addressing value creation strategies and technology management has appeared in numerous leading academic journals such as the

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The use of cross-functional teams in integrated product development (IPD) has become a common practice in industry. Despite an extant body of literature on the importance of knowledge management in cross-functional team execution, the drivers of knowledge sharing in cross-functional teams in IPD projects have not been adequately addressed. Knowledge sharing among the IPD team members help in complex problem

ABSTRACT Companies are integrating the flow of information and decision processes across the supply chain to provide better customer service and to improve business performance. Advancements in information and communication technologies have led to the implementation of web-enabled Business-to-Business (B2B) e-commerce systems to facilitate interorganisational coordination and decision making. Such systems are expensive to implement and yet may fail to achieve business objectives. Therefore, evaluation of how well such systems help organisations achieve goals is a necessity. Based on the theoretical model of DeLone and McLean (2004), this paper empirically investigates the success of e-commerce systems in the student loan industry.

Despite the popularity among millions of users around the globe of selling, bidding for, and buying products using online auction websites, the existing literature provides little understanding of what causes users to choose one auction site over another. One way to examine this is to explore users' satisfaction with auction websites. The current study extends past literature on user computing satisfaction to evaluate bidder satisfaction from the usage of online auction websites. A greater understanding of bidder satisfaction can facilitate the design of a customer-friendly user interface, thus increasing the effectiveness of auction websites and furthering the success of e-commerce applications and businesses.

Despite the popularity among millions of users around the globe of selling, bidding, and buying products using C2C online auction websites, the existing literature on online auctions provides us with little understanding on important factors of the C2C auctioneer website performance. One way to understand the performance factors of C2C auction websites could be to extend the past theories of end user computing satisfaction from the buyer perspective. The current study develops a research framework for measuring C2C online auction website performance by identifying factors which influences C2C auction buyer's satisfaction and net benefit. Based on the research framework, we develop measurements and empirically test C2C auction website performance with a sample size of 131 C2C online auction buyers. Our empirical results indicate that the C2C auction website content, user friendliness (a combined measure of C2C auction format and ease of use), timeliness, security, transactions, a...

ABSTRACT Companies are integrating the flow of information and decision processes across the supply chain to provide better customer service and to improve business performance. Advancements in information and communication technologies have led to the implementation of web-enabled Business-to-Business (B2B) e-commerce systems to facilitate interorganisational coordination and decision making. Such systems are expensive to implement and yet may fail to achieve business objectives. Therefore, evaluation of how well such systems help organisations achieve goals is a necessity. Based on the theoretical model of DeLone and McLean (2004), this paper empirically investigates the success of e-commerce systems in the student loan industry.

The use of cross-functional teams in integrated product development (IPD) has become a common practice in industry. Despite an extant body of literature on the importance of knowledge management in cross-functional team execution, the drivers of knowledge sharing in cross-functional teams in IPD projects have not been adequately addressed. Knowledge sharing among the IPD team members help in complex problem

Team is the primary mechanism through which product development projects are executed. Despite regular theoretical discussions on the importance of cross-functional team and concurrent engineering to improve new product development projects, empirical studies on consequence of integrated product and process development (IPPD) effectiveness on teamwork is largely missing in existing product development literature. IPDD projects execute concurrent activities that go through several iterations before the deliv-erable of each stage are finalised. Based on information processing theory and goal-setting theory for team, this study hypothesise shared project mission, clarity of the project target, and customer and supplier involvement positively influences effectiveness of IPPD project. We further hypothesise that such effective IPPD leads to teamwork which can have a positive impact on project performance in terms of product development cost, product development time, and customer satisfaction. Primary data collected from 191 IPPD projects from U.S. automotive industry were analysed using structural equation modelling technique. All the hypotheses representing antecedents of effective IPPD and the consequence of effective IPPD were found to be supported in the current study.