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Product development the IKEA way – The role of target costing as a framing device to configure and combine resources in networks
Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1618-701X
Halmstad University, School of Information Technology.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8031-4311
2024 (English)In: Industrial Marketing Management, ISSN 0019-8501, E-ISSN 1873-2062, Vol. 119, p. 206-217Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Relying on two embedded case studies of product development within IKEA's industrial network, this paper examines the role of Target Costing as an accounting tool that has the capacity to frame development efforts into either exploitative or explorative projects. Such a framing affects, in turn, the configuration of the relevant network of resources and mediates the behavior of the actors involved via specific types of controls. We contribute to the IMP-inspired literature on innovation and product development as we add nuances to how the concepts of exploitative and explorative innovation paths play out on a network level, especially in relation to the resource dimension. In addition, the notion of the mediating role of accounting adds to how we can understand control and its consequences in an interorganizational network context. Our data consists of several sources, about 70 interviews with individuals working at IKEA and its partners. We also had access to internal company material such as costing calculations. Our study has practical implications as it can help managers identify which types of control to use and how these can be matched with different innovations strategies on a network level. © 2024 The Authors

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New York: Elsevier, 2024. Vol. 119, p. 206-217
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Accounting, Exploitation, Exploration, IMP, Innovation, Mediating
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-53333DOI: 10.1016/j.indmarman.2024.04.012ISI: 001236894400001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85192007663OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-53333DiVA, id: diva2:1858359
Available from: 2024-05-16 Created: 2024-05-16 Last updated: 2024-06-27Bibliographically approved

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