A research in management about integrating industrial design and technological design

本研究旨在发展产品设计-技术设计整合的理论。这个概念对于在产品开发中创造额外价值非常重要。我们的分析立足于家用电子行业。我们的方法是回顾现有的文献，并从采访产品设计师收集定性数据。因此，以下事实被审查。首先，研究结果表明，产品设计师适合承担一些整合产品设计和技术设计的责任。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。为了将产品设计与技术设计相结合，产品设计师应该学习相关技术，并在与工程师沟通时具有主动性。这些发现发表在“室内设计师整合工业设计和技术设计：开发手机的实际案例”（香川大学年鉴）。关于其他发现，我们正在向《组织科学》提交一篇论文，并准备在香川大学的年刊上发表。

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.