AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT
Project Scope, Market Size Prospects, and Launch Outcomes in Cooperative
New Product Development
Author(s): Kimberly M. Green
Citation: Kimberly M. Green, (2013) "Project Scope, Market Size Prospects, and Launch Outcomes in Cooperative New Product Development," American Journal of Management, Vol. 13, Iss. 2, pp. 41 - 54
Article Type: Research paper
Publisher: North American Business Press
Abstract:
This study investigates the relationship between the number of partners in cooperative new product
development and the scope of the development project, the projected market size for the product, and the
likelihood the product will be launched. With drug development in the pharmaceutical industry as the
setting, the hypotheses are tested using hierarchical modeling and a dataset of 7,167 drugs across 86
firms during the period 1995 – 2006. Results suggest that the number of development partners is
positively related to the scope of knowledge categories underlying the development effort, while the scope
of product applications is associated with market size.