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Abstract in Undetermined The integrated approach of consumers to new product development has its serious challenges that have been recognized by several researchers, but has not been sufficiently investigated. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to propose a conceptual framework for the analysis of how companies involve users in the innovation efforts through Web 2.0. The case study method w
The paper deals with the changes to the competence set of manufacturing organizations moving towards offerings with a high degree of customization and problem solving efforts. Preliminary findings are presented that imply that firms with the above strategic focus integrate in-depth technical competences and sales related competences in their customer interaction interfaces. Furthermore, customer p
Design methods are necessary to support product development companies in improving their product development processes, and thereby in producing high quality products. The uptake of design methods in product development companies is limited and lower than one might expect. There is a wide variety of literature related to factors that influence the uptake of design methods in companies. In this pap
Abstract in Undetermined Previous research of multimodal language processing have used visual information that was either explicitly or implicitly obligatory. This study investigates the use of optional visual information in a free dialogue task. The utterances were analyzed for the presence of deictic expressions, productivity, information content and effects of change over time. The main finding
