patternsofOandTinnovationBITseminar.ppt

* * * Dr. HY. Sun * O-T map: proposed paths T O B-path T-path O-path Dr. HY. Sun * 3. Empirical Study (Methodology and research design) Scope of study: Production area Case study: 2 longitudinal Survey: 22 Danish and Norwegian firms Informants: manufacturing managers Questionnaire Dr. HY. Sun * Technology dimension ? Technological dimension None Little Some Much Very much 1 Material handling 1 2 3 4 5 2 Transporting 1 2 3 4 5 3 Assembling and welding 1 2 3 4 5 4 Measuring/testing 1 2 3 4 5 5 Fabricating 1 2 3 4 5 6 Data collecting 1 2 3 4 5 7 Production management 1 2 3 4 5 8 Process planning 1 2 3 4 5 9 Integration with marketing 1 2 3 4 5 10 Integration with design 1 2 3 4 5 ? Computer -index (average) ? Dr. HY. Sun * Work org. change Sun, Hongyi (2001) Human Resources Development in Integrated Manufacturing Systems, Integrated Manufacturing System, Vol. 12, No.3, pp.195-204 Dr. HY. Sun * Organizational dimension ? Human factors None Little Some Much Very much 1 Individual initiative 1 2 3 4 5 2 Suggestions of ideas 1 2 3 4 5 3 Participation in decision 1 2 3 4 5 4 Training 1 2 3 4 5 5 Job rotation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Education 1 2 3 4 5 7 Group-based work organization 1 2 3 4 5 8 Performance incentives 1 2 3 4 5 9 Communications of goals norms 1 2 3 4 5 10 Re-organization activities 1 2 3 4 5 ? Human-index (average) ? Dr. HY. Sun * Performance ? Performance Much less than expected Less than expected As expected More than expected Much more than expected 1 Quality improvement 1 2 3 4 5 2 Productivity improvement 1 2 3 4 5 3 Inventory turnover 1 2 3 4 5 ? Performance-index (average) ? ? ? ? ? Dr. HY. Sun * 4. Data Analysis FindingTwo longitudinal cases Dr. HY. Sun * A survey of 22 companiesO = 3.175 + 0.283*T - 0.411*T2 + 0.091*T3, R = 0.78, PF=8.6 = 0.001 O T 1 2 3 4 5 5