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From manufacturing to design : an essay on the work of Kim B. Clark. Harvard Business School Working Paper- 07-057

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  • Sylvain Lenfle

    (CRG - Centre de recherche en gestion - X - École polytechnique - IP Paris - Institut Polytechnique de Paris - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Carliss Y. Baldwin

    (CRG - Centre de recherche en gestion - X - École polytechnique - IP Paris - Institut Polytechnique de Paris - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

Abstract

In this paper, we describe Clark's research and discuss his contributions to management scholarship and economics. We look at three distinct bodies of work. In the first, Clark (in conjunction with Robert Hayes and Steven Wheelwright) argued that the abandonment by U.S. managers of manufacturing as a strategic function exposed U.S. companies to Japanese competition in terms of the cost and quality of goods. In the second, conducted with Wheelwright, Bruce Chew, Takahiro Fujimoto, Kent Bowen and Marco Iansiti, Clark made the case that product development could be managed in new ways that would lead to significant competitive advantage for firms. Finally, in work conducted with Abernathy, Rebecca Henderson and Carliss Baldwin, Clark placed product and process designs at the center of his explanation of how innovation determines the structure and evolution of industries.

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  • Sylvain Lenfle & Carliss Y. Baldwin, 2007. "From manufacturing to design : an essay on the work of Kim B. Clark. Harvard Business School Working Paper- 07-057," Post-Print hal-00263358, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-00263358
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    1. Eleanor Westney, 2020. "Reflecting on Japan’s contributions to management theory," Asian Business & Management, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 19(1), pages 8-24, February.
    2. Sylvain Lenfle, 2008. "Exploration and Project Management," Post-Print hal-00404168, HAL.

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