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System Innovation for Sustainability: A Scenario Method and a Workshop Process for Product Development Teams (PhD Thesis)

The overall objective of this research was to effectively link the activities/decisions at product development (micro-innovation) level in companies with the transformation which needs to take place at the societal (macro-innovation) level to achieve sustainability. The research took place in three phases. In the first phase a broad literature review was carried out which covered areas of sustainability science, futures studies and system innovation theory. In the second phase, based on the findings and insights gathered from the review of the literature, a theoretical framework was developed explaining how activities and decisions at product development level relates to the long term and structural changes required at the socio-technical system level to achieve sustainability. This theoretical framework was used to develop a scenario method to help product development teams in planning for system innovation for sustainability. The third phase of the research consisted of field work carried out to test, improve and evaluate the scenario method following an action research methodology. The results of the field work indicated that the scenario method can aid product development teams to incorporate sustainability issues into their decision making in an effective way and can influence the business transformation which needs to take place as part of the societal transformation to achieve sustainability. Three outstanding issues related to the scenario method remain as potential areas for improvement and/or further research: 1) The trade-off between the time/cost efficiency of the scenario method and the depth of the output which can be achieved using it; 2) The conflict between the time horizon prescribed to be used by the scenario method and the planning periods conventionally used by businesses which is only a fraction of the time required to transform socio-technical systems, and; 3) The wider application scope of the scenario method. The thesis can be downloaded from here: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/6106

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Turnbull, Kenneth James. "Multifunctional new product development." Thesis, Durham University, 2005. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/2772/.

Bukhari, S. (Syed). "Performance management for product portfolio management, new product development & rapid product development." Master's thesis, University of Oulu, 2018. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-201802071150.

Luo, Lan. "Essays on new product development." College Park, Md. : University of Maryland, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/2602.

Griffin, Abbie. "Functionally integrating new product development." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/14285.

Bin, Sheng. "Web-based product platform development for mass customization /." View the Table of Contents & Abstract, 2006. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B36161469.

Siddique, Zahed. "Common platform development : designing for product variety." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/17698.

Byeon, Namseog. "New product development : a case study of product platform." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/10537.

Yan, Bingwen. "Managing new product development processes: an innovative approach for SMEs." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1286.

Kalaignanam, Kartik. "Essays on new product development alliances." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1582.

Egbert, Derek W. "Testing Guidelines for New Product Development." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2010. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/2529.

Higgins, Paul Anthony. "Reducing uncertainty in new product development." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2008. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/20273/1/Paul_Higgins_Thesis.pdf.

Higgins, Paul Anthony. "Reducing uncertainty in new product development." Queensland University of Technology, 2008. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/20273/.

Tositti, Giulia <1991&gt. "New product development: the OSRAM case." Master's Degree Thesis, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10579/9034.

Jang, Namkyung. "Apparel product development : influencial factors of apparel product success and failure /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2001. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p3036833.

Daley, John. "Autonomic product development process automation /." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2007. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd1958.pdf.

Hirunyawipada, Tanawat. "How componential factors and constraint enhance creativity in the development of new product ideas." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2007. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3964/.

Şen, Alper Özcan A. Can. "Application Of Grounded Theory For Concept Analysis In New Product Development Processes/." [s.l.]: [s.n.], 2006. http://library.iyte.edu.tr/tezler/master/endustriurunleritasarimi/T000377.pdf.

Siyam, Ghadir Ibrahim. "Value in lean product development." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2014. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.708273.

Bishop, Gregory Loren. "A Comprehensive Model for Technology Push Product Development." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2004. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd394.pdf.

Ozkan, Gulru F. "Essays on knowledge management strategies in new product development." Diss., Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/28282.

O'Mara, Charles Edward. "Evaluating new product development performance in small to medium sized manufacturing firms." View thesis, 2009. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/38926.

Maladzhi, Wilson Rendani. "Managing new product development within the SMEs." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1256.

Cho, Uichung. "Novel empirical similarity method for rapid product testing and development /." Digital version accessible at:, 1999. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.

Sharif, Syed Ahsan Mechanical &amp Manufacturing Engineering Faculty of Engineering UNSW. "Development of an enterprise knowledge base (EKB) framework for new product development (NPD) in customer order driven engineering (CODE) environment." Awarded by:University of New South Wales. School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, 2006. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/24260.

Akram, Afzal Muhammad. "Risks in new product development (NPD) projects." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2017. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/12722.

Nguyen, Dat Anh. "Customer involvement in new product development process." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF), 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-34964.

Feurstein, Markus, Martin Natter, Andreas Mild, and Alfred Taudes. "Incentives to cooperate in new product development." SFB Adaptive Information Systems and Modelling in Economics and Management Science, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, 2000. http://epub.wu.ac.at/1596/1/document.pdf.

Mild, Andreas, Martin Natter, Michael Trcka, Markus Feurstein, Christian Merz, Alfred Taudes, and Georg Dorffner. "New product development in the artificial factory." SFB Adaptive Information Systems and Modelling in Economics and Management Science, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, 1999. http://epub.wu.ac.at/176/1/document.pdf.

Balasubramaniam, Anitha. "Financial modeling of new product development economics." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/90707.

Anderson, Richard B. 1952. "New product development in the service industry." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/14845.

Salleh, Aliah Hanim Mohd. "New product development for consumer service businesses." Thesis, University of Manchester, 1992. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.631238.

Aleixo, Gonçalo Granja. "Risk management of new product development process." Master's thesis, FCT - UNL, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/2577.

O'Mara, Charles Edward. "Evaluating new product development performance in small to medium sized manufacturing firms." Thesis, View thesis, 2009. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/38926.

Stokmans, Maria Johanna Wilhelmina. "The relative importance of product attributes : consumer decision theories in new-product development /." Delft : Delft University Press, 1991. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=003577796&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.

Dann, Zoe. "Product complexity : its impact on new product development and practical application." Thesis, Liverpool John Moores University, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.438786.

Nguyen, Anh Thi, and Alena Rukavishnikova. "Communication in Cross-Functional New Product Development Teams : A Case Study of a New Product Development Project in Sandvik." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-18188.

Newey, Lance R. "Knowledge exploitation capabilities and value creation in interorganizational new product development /." [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2005. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe18928.pdf.

Felekoğlu, Burcu. "Top management involvement in new product development projects." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.610097.

Smith, Alfred, and Jari Oikarinen. "Design study of a new product." Thesis, Tekniska Högskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, JTH, Maskinteknik, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-40877.

Oraiopoulos, Nektarios. "Three essays on the role of information structures on new product development strategies." Diss., Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/29670.

Van, Zyl Wiehann. "The new product development process : small firm success by studying larger firms." Thesis, Link to the online version, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019/925.

Shu, Shih-Tung. "Examining relationships between external linkages, absorptive capacity and gains in new product knowledge and impacts on new product innovativeness." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2003. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/6916.

HADDAD, FILIP, and LEON TRANG. "The NPPD process at Sandvik Materials Technology : A case study of new product development project governance." Thesis, KTH, Industriell Management, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-191218.

Hirunyawipada, Tanawat Paswan Audhesh K. "How componential factors and constraint enhance creativity in the development of new product ideas." [Denton, Tex.] : University of North Texas, 2007. http://digital.library.unt.edu/permalink/meta-dc-3964.

Miller, Philip N. "Assessing creftsmanship at early design in product development /." View online ; access limited to URI, 2004. http://0-wwwlib.umi.com.helin.uri.edu/dissertations/dlnow/3135911.

Rundquist, Jonas. "Outsourcing of New Product Development - A decision framework." Licentiate thesis, Luleå : Luleå University of Technology, 2007. http://epubl.ltu.se/1402-1757/2007/50/.

Peyrovian, Banafsheh. "Relationship between new product development activities, product advantage, product newness and new product performance in independent new firms." Thesis, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1355229.

Wang, Yi-chien, and 王毅堅. "Value-Oriented New Product Development." Thesis, 2009. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/82125643993314590067.

Lu, Chia-Ying, and 呂佳穎. "Product Design Strategy in the New Product Development." Thesis, 2006. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/6r3rk8.

Roos, S. D. "A model for complex product development using integrated product and support development criteria." Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/1936.

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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Product Management

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Earn a doctorate in Product Management, meet the industry demand for technological expertise

Product Management has undergone a tremendous transformation from its original application and practice as a particular company’s management of the marketplace appeal of a single, commercial brand. Now, at its highest levels, Product Management has expanded to include the application of new technology, not as an option, but as an imperative to remain competitive and viable.

Capitol Technology University’s online PhD in Product Management will prepare you, the business professional, to meet the challenges and maximize the opportunities presented by these sweeping changes. Through this research-based, online doctorate, students engage quickly in research and publishing without the limitations inherent in traditional coursework models. Graduates will be prepared for a variety of leadership roles in business management.

Your expertise will be in high demand among companies seeking to introduce new technologies while mitigating the risk that can accompany such transformations. You’ll be able to deliver solutions that can lower costs, streamline processes, and ensure the highest quality as your organization competes in the global marketplace. Through this uniquely designed doctoral program, you can undertake research that is specific to your professional needs and complete your degree while maintaining your career.

As a doctoral student in Product Management, you’ll enter the program with a research idea and at least a committee chair. After enrollment, you’ll work with your chair and research committee to further develop your research proposal. You’ll then work independently to produce a meaningful body of original research of publishable quality. In the process, you’ll also gain valuable insight into the legal, political, ethical, and social dimensions of your field of study.

This is a research based doctorate PhD degree where you will be assigned an academic supervisor almost immediately to guide you through your program and is based on mostly independent study through the entire program. It typically takes a minimum of two years but typically three years to complete if a student works closely with their assigned academic advisor. Under the guidance of your academic supervisor, you will conduct unique research in your chosen field before submitting a Thesis or being published in three academic journals agreed to by the academic supervisor.  If by publication route it will require original contribution to knowledge or understanding in the field you are investigating.

As your PhD progresses, you move through a series of progression points and review stages by your academic supervisor. This ensures that you are engaged in a process of research that will lead to the production of a high-quality Thesis and/or publications and that you are on track to complete this in the time available. Following submission of your PhD Thesis or accepted three academic journal articles, you have an oral presentation assessed by an external expert in your field.

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Learn around your busy schedule

Program is 100% online, with no on-campus classes or residencies required, allowing you the flexibility needed to balance your studies and career.

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Study at a university that specializes in industry-focused education in technology fields, with a faculty that includes many industrial and academic experts.

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Capitol’s doctoral programs are supervised by faculty with extensive experience in chairing doctoral dissertations and mentoring students as they launch their academic careers. You’ll receive the guidance you need to successfully complete your doctoral research project and build credentials in the field. 

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Market demand for product management

Those who earn a Doctor of Philosophy in Product Management pursue careers such as:

• Senior Vice President, Product Management
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• Vice President, Channel and Product Management 
• Managing Director, Product Line
• Corporate Product Management Officer
• Product Management Senior Strategist
• Business Development Consultant 

Degree Details

This program may be completed with a minimum of 60 credit hours, but may require additional credit hours, depending on the time required to complete the dissertation/publication research. Students who are not prepared to defend after completion of the 60 credits will be required to enroll in RSC-899, a one-credit, eight-week continuation course. Students are required to be continuously enrolled/registered in the RSC-899 course until they successfully complete their dissertation defense/exegesis.

The PhD program offers two degree completion requirement options.

• Dissertation Option: the student will produce, present, and defend a doctoral dissertation after receiving the required approvals from the student’s Committee and the PhD Review Boards.
• Publication Option: the student will produce, present, and defend doctoral research that is published as articles (3 required) in peer reviewed journals identified by the university and the student’s Committee. Students must receive the required approvals from the student’s Committee and the PhD Review Board prior to publication.

PhD in Product Management - 60 credits

Educational Objectives:

• Students will integrate and synthesize alternate, divergent, or contradictory perspectives or ideas fully within the field of Product Management.
• Prepare students to critically analyze existing theories in Product Management to draw data­ supported conclusions to move the field forward and support the attainment of desired outcomes.
• Prepare students to conceptualize, apply and integrate effective qualitative and quantitative research strategies in Product Management and to develop new information effectively.
• Prepare students to take a leadership role in a field of Product Management while employing the highest levels of ethics, analytics, decision analysis, and data visualization.
• Students will present scholarly work on Product Management via appropriate communication channels.
• Students will demonstrate advanced knowledge and competencies in Product Management.
• Students will execute a plan to complete a significant piece of scholarly research in Product Management.
• Students will evaluate how Product Management affects target populations in local and extended communities.
• Students will address the need for sustainability and Green products.

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Upon graduation:

• Graduates will evaluate the legal, social, economic, environmental, and ethical impact of actions within Product Management and demonstrate advanced knowledge and competency to integrate the results in the leadership decision-making process.
• Graduates will demonstrate a mastery of an area of Product Management research, ethics of research, the stages of the research process, conceptualization and operationalization of research questions, data collection techniques, analytics, qualitative and quantitative methods, measurement, program evaluation research, and research proposal development.
• Graduates will demonstrate the highest mastery of traditional and technological techniques of communicating ideas effectively and persuasively within Product Management.
• Graduates will evaluate complex problems, synthesize divergent/alternative/contradictory perspectives and ideas fully, and develop advanced solutions to Product Management challenges.
• Graduates will contribute to the body of knowledge in the study of Product Management.
• Graduates will assess the impact of modern Product Management nationally and globally.
• Graduates will demonstrate a mastery of the concepts of probability, common distributions, statistical methods, data analysis, analysis of contingency tables, generalized linear models, linking logit and log-linear methods with generalized linear model, analysis of discrete data using state-of-the-art programming languages, and data visualization techniques within Product Management.

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The following rates are in effect for the 2024-2025 academic year, beginning in Fall 2024 and continuing through Summer 2025:

• The application fee is $100
• The per-credit charge for doctorate courses is $950. This is the same for in-state and out-of-state students.
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Do you want to study at a graduate school that deals with methods for product development? As a doctoral student in the graduate school of Product and production development, you get to learn methods and working procedures all the way from idea to finished products.

In the graduate school, you get to develop your knowledge in manufacturing techniques and production systems for the automotive and engineering industries. The graduate school is mainly focused on engineering production but also includes other areas such as the process and food industry. After completing the graduate school, you must be well prepared for continued independent and high-quality academic or industrial research, development and teaching activities in the subject area, both nationally and internationally. There are three different specializations to choose from, product development, manufacturing processes and production systems. Read more about these in the study plan. 

The graduate school is organised within the Department of Industrial and Materials Science.

Established by the First Vice President on 2005-05-17, registration number C 2005/604. Latest revised on 2021-06-24, registration number IMS 2021-0111. This syllabus applies to doctoral students admitted as of 2021-08-01. Regarding older syllabus, please contact the first vice/vice head of department.

Transitional regulations: A doctoral student admitted to an older syllabus may earn a degree in accordance with this, provided that the current Appointment regulation for doctoral programmes and current Local Qualifications Framework – third cycle qualifications are followed.

Doctoral students admitted to an older syllabus of graduate school Product and production development can, however, change to the current syllabus by an application to the Deputy/Vice Head of Department. The change must be documented in the individual study plan.

The graduate school is regulated by the Appointment regulation for doctoral programmes and the Local Qualifications Framework for Chalmers University of Technology – third cycle qualifications and is described in the syllabus for the graduate school. In the event of any conflict between the documents, the Appointment regulation for doctoral programmes and the Local Qualifications Framework for Chalmers University of Technology – third cycle qualifications are governing. For the most recent version of all regulatory documents referenced in this syllabus, see Chalmers’s internal website.

1. Subject description

2. objectives of the doctoral program, 3. entry requirements, 4. curriculum, 5. examination, 6. title of degree, 7. additional instructions, director of graduate studies.

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