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Interdependence, Conflict, and Conflict Resolution: Design's Relationships with R & D, Marketing, and Manufacturing
Author(s) -
Olson Eric M.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
design management journal (former series)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1948-7169
pISSN - 1045-7194
DOI - 10.1111/j.1948-7169.1994.tb00413.x
Subject(s) - conflict resolution , multidisciplinary approach , work (physics) , key (lock) , resolution (logic) , knowledge management , marketing , sociology , business , management science , process management , computer science , economics , engineering , social science , mechanical engineering , computer security , artificial intelligence
THERE'S A LOT OF TALK about team theory and multidisciplinary strategies for getting work done, but what's the reality regarding the interaction among different organizational functions? Based on a study of actual projects, Eric Olson has developed data on design's integration with three key business activities, and then used that information to make specific recommendations for improving interdisciplinary cooperation.