Proponents of modularity suggest that the development of complex technological systems
can be coordinated by pre-specifying their architecture (s), ie, the coordination of …

In this paper, we are looking at the development of ATLAS, a complex technological system
that is one-of-a-kind and involves several nascent technologies. The focus of our study is the …

Modular systems are increasingly important in the context of technology product designs. A
modular system emerges when interdependencies across modules are isolated by an …

Electrical networks, flocking birds, transportation hubs, weather patterns, commercial
organisations, swarming robots... Increasingly, many of the systems that we want to engineer …

The problem of designing, managing, and coordinating the efforts of different parts of
largescale complex systems is central to the management and organizations literature …

This paper explores the issues of knowledge and organizational coordination that stem from
the adoption of modular product architectures. Modularity is a common characteristic of the …

In the last decade, the concept of modularity has caught the attention of engineers,
management researchers and corporate strategists in a number of industries. When a …

The literature on modularity (or more precisely, of what Schilling terms' product modularity') 1
documents a close correspondence between the technical structure of a complex good, and …

This paper examines the decentralization of European space technology research and
development through the joint lenses of policy, systems architecture, and innovation …

Research on technological innovation and product development has long recognized the
importance of product architecture, and many scholars have explored its relationship to the …