Coordination Resistance in Cross-Functional NPD Projects: The Moderating Role of Temporal Leadership

Zheng，Yujuan1; Jiang，James2; Huang，Wei3; Wu，Xiaosong4; Ren，Haitao5

2022

10.1109/TEM.2022.3153188

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT   影响因子和分区

0018-9391

1558-0040

Coordination cost is a critical management issue in cross-functional automotive new product development (NPD) projects, especially in complex environments. However, the literature has neglected to analyze the specific mechanisms by which coordination costs due to complexity may be reduced. This article examines whether and how two dimensions of temporal leadership reduce the coordination cost caused by complexity. In particular, we argue that two dimensions of temporal leadership, namely relationship-oriented and task-oriented temporal leadership, mitigate the effects of complexity on NPD coordination cost through coordination resistance. Based on survey data from 196 automotive NPD project managers, results show that coordination resistance significantly mediates the relationship between complexity and coordination costs. Relationship- and task-oriented temporal leadership also moderate the relationship between different kinds of project complexity and coordination resistance. When the level of relationship-oriented temporal leadership is high, the effect of organizational complexity on coordination resistance weakens. Contrary to our hypotheses, the effect of technological complexity on coordination resistance is stronger when the level of task-oriented temporal leadership is high, suggesting that the project manager should consider different dimensions of temporal leadership when faced with different complexities.

Automotive engineering Complexity theory Costs Cross-functional automotive new product development (NPD) projects Leadership organizational complexity Resistance Task analysis technological complexity temporal leadership threat rigidity theory (TRT) Uncertainty

SCI ; EI ; SSCI

英语

其他

WOS:000805812500001

20222412224935

Coordination reactions ; Cost engineering ; Cost reduction ; Job analysis ; Managers ; Uncertainty analysis

Chemical Reactions:802.2 ; Cost and Value Engineering; Industrial Economics:911 ; Personnel:912.4 ; Product Development; Concurrent Engineering:913.6 ; Probability Theory:922.1

ECONOMICS BUSINESS

2-s2.0-85131713082

Scopus

1.School of Management, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049 China
2.Department of Business Administration, College of Management, National Taiwan University, Taipei City 10617 Taiwan
3.Department of Information Systems and Management Engineering, College of Business, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055 China
4.Department of Innovation Management, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Shenzhen 518071 China
5.Manufacturing Department of FAST Automobile Gear Company, Ltd., Xi'an 710075 China

Zheng，Yujuan,Jiang，James,Huang，Wei,et al. Coordination Resistance in Cross-Functional NPD Projects: The Moderating Role of Temporal Leadership[J]. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT,2022,PP(99):1-15.

Zheng，Yujuan,Jiang，James,Huang，Wei,Wu，Xiaosong,&Ren，Haitao.(2022).Coordination Resistance in Cross-Functional NPD Projects: The Moderating Role of Temporal Leadership.IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT,PP(99),1-15.

Zheng，Yujuan,et al."Coordination Resistance in Cross-Functional NPD Projects: The Moderating Role of Temporal Leadership".IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT PP.99(2022):1-15.