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Coordination cost is a critical management issue in cross-functional automotive new product development (NPD) projects, especially in complex environments. However, the literature has neglected to analyze the specific mechanisms by which coordination costs due to complexity may be reduced. This article examines whether and how two dimensions of temporal leadership reduce the coordination cost caused by complexity. In particular, we argue that two dimensions of temporal leadership, namely relationship-oriented and task-oriented temporal leadership, mitigate the effects of complexity on NPD coordination cost through coordination resistance. Based on survey data from 196 automotive NPD project managers, results show that coordination resistance significantly mediates the relationship between complexity and coordination costs. Relationship-and task-oriented temporal leadership also moderate the relationship between different kinds of project complexity and coordination resistance. When the level of relationship-oriented temporal leadership is high, the effect of organizational complexity on coordination resistance weakens. Contrary to our hypotheses, the effect of technological complex

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Author

Yujuan Zheng; James Jiang; Wei Wayne Huang; Xiaosong Wu; Haitao Ren

Publisher

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Published

2024

Language

EN

Field

Business, Management and Accounting (Social Sciences)