"Integrative mechanisms in new product development projects effect of project complexity on project performance"

This paper investigates the effect of integration in new product development projects for projects with different levels of project complexity. The System Dynamics model results show that project complexity has negative effects on cycle time. Integration improves time performance although it cannot offset completely the negative effects in situations of high project complexity.

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