A research in management about integrating industrial design and technological design

本研究旨在发展产品设计-工艺设计整合理论。这一概念对于在产品开发中创造优质价值非常重要。我们在家用电子行业进行了分析。我们的方法是回顾现有的文献和收集定性数据采访产品设计师。因此，审查了以下事实。首先，研究结果表明，产品设计师适合承担一定的责任，整合产品设计和工艺设计。这是从知识的特征中推导出来的。因此，产品设计比工艺设计包含更多的隐性知识。为了使产品设计与工艺设计相结合，产品设计师应学习相关技术，并在与工程师沟通时具有主动性。这些发现被发表在“工业设计和技术设计的一体化的内部设计师：开发移动的电话的实际案例“（香川大学年鉴）中。关于其他发现，我们正在向组织科学提交论文，并准备在香川大学年鉴上发表。

This study aims at developing a theory of product design-technological design integration. This concept is important for creating premium value in product development. We situate our analysis in the home electronics industry. Our methods are reviewing existing literatures and gathering qualitative data from interviewing product designers. As a result, following facts are examined. First, the findings show that product designer is suitable for taking some responsibility on integrating product design and technological design. This is deducted from features of knowledge. So, product design contains much tacit knowledge than technological design does. To integrate product design and technological design, product designers should learn relevant technologies, and have initiative when they communicate with engineers. These findings are presented as “In-house designer integrating industrial design and technological design: A practical case of developing a mobile phone ”(in annuals of Kagawa-university). About other findings, we are submitting a paper to Organizational Science, and are ready for annuals of Kagawa-university.