The Misalignment of Product Architecture and Organizational Structure in Complex Product Development

Manuel E. Sosa
Manuel E. Sosa
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INSEAD, Boulevard de Constance, 77305 Fontainebleau, Cedex, France
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Steven D. Eppinger
Steven D. Eppinger
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Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
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Craig M. Rowles
Craig M. Rowles
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Advance Engine Program, Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, East Hartford, Connecticut 06108
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Manuel E. Sosa

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INSEAD, Boulevard de Constance, 77305 Fontainebleau, Cedex, France

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Steven D. Eppinger

Steven D. Eppinger

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Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139

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Craig M. Rowles

Craig M. Rowles

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Advance Engine Program, Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, East Hartford, Connecticut 06108

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Published Online:1 Dec 2004https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.1040.0289

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cover image Management Science

Volume 50, Issue 12

December 2004

Pages 1615-1761

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Received:July 23, 2002
Published Online:December 01, 2004

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Manuel E. Sosa, Steven D. Eppinger, Craig M. Rowles, (2004) The Misalignment of Product Architecture and Organizational Structure in Complex Product Development. Management Science 50(12):1674-1689.

https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.1040.0289

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