Effects of cross functional integration, co-development and team autonomy on innovation process: an empirical study

Abstract

This study explores the relationship between cross functional integration, co-development, team autonomy, and innovation speed and innovation success. The impact of project team management variables on the speed and the success of innovation process is empirically examined for 82 new product development projects executed. Empirical analysis shows that cross functional integration and co-development have positive effects on both the speed and the success on the new product development process. Moreover team autonomy is found to be positively and significantly related to innovation speed while the results provide no evidence in support of the relationship between team autonomy and innovation success. Another key finding of the study is that cross functional integration is more important for innovation success while co?? development is imperative for innovation speed.