Competencies and Interactions in Design Management

The inclusion of design in corporate strategies has been a recurring research theme, and organizations are using it as strategic element for gaining competitive advantage in the long term. Thus, it becomes evident the need to manage design activities, making use of concept...

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Main Authors: Cláudia de Souza Libânio, Fernando Gonçalves Amaral
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: FUCAPE Business School 2016-01-01
Series:BBR: Brazilian Business Review
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Online Access:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=123048011002
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description The inclusion of design in corporate strategies has been a recurring research theme, and organizations are using it as strategic element for gaining competitive advantage in the long term. Thus, it becomes evident the need to manage design activities, making use of concepts related to competencies, learning, dynamic capabilities and other aspects. Therefore, this paper aims at investigating what experts think about design management and competencies, joints and intervenient factors in Brazilian fashion industry. In addition, this ar ticle aimed at knowing how design teams are structured and the relationship of these with the organization. The methodology was exploratory, qualitative, through in - depth interviews with ten designers working in Brazilian firms in the fashion industry and four specialists in fashion design. We identify phases and activities of design professional, which are decisive for the design management occurrence in enterprises in apparel industry, identifying the coworkers at each stage of this process.
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spelling doaj-art-9cc9a02164c04f16bfa3d9d52a8ff58a2025-02-06T23:39:31ZengFUCAPE Business SchoolBBR: Brazilian Business Review1807-734X2016-01-01136191209Competencies and Interactions in Design ManagementCláudia de Souza LibânioFernando Gonçalves AmaralThe inclusion of design in corporate strategies has been a recurring research theme, and organizations are using it as strategic element for gaining competitive advantage in the long term. Thus, it becomes evident the need to manage design activities, making use of concepts related to competencies, learning, dynamic capabilities and other aspects. Therefore, this paper aims at investigating what experts think about design management and competencies, joints and intervenient factors in Brazilian fashion industry. In addition, this ar ticle aimed at knowing how design teams are structured and the relationship of these with the organization. The methodology was exploratory, qualitative, through in - depth interviews with ten designers working in Brazilian firms in the fashion industry and four specialists in fashion design. We identify phases and activities of design professional, which are decisive for the design management occurrence in enterprises in apparel industry, identifying the coworkers at each stage of this process.http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=123048011002design managementcompetenciesinteractionsteamworkdesign strategy
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Competencies and Interactions in Design Management
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design strategy
title Competencies and Interactions in Design Management
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title_short Competencies and Interactions in Design Management
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