Contact Dr David Baxter
- Email: David.Baxter@cranfield.ac.uk
Background
BSc (Hons) Industrial Management
M(Res) Management and Information Systems
PhD: "A process-based approach to engineering design knowledge reuse"
Current activities
David is an Associate Professor of Innovation at Southampton Business School, and a visiting fellow at Cranfield School of Management. His current research addresses the innovation process, including knowledge management for innovation, the use of agile processes, and customer insight methods. In addition to teaching on MBA, Doctoral and Masters level courses he has presented to audiences at international conferences, to company management teams, and to senior government personnel. He has published more than 45 academic papers including journal articles, conference papers and journal editorials. Previous clients include Rolls-Royce, Edwards, Steria, MBDA and Fiberweb.
Clients
- Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC
- MBDA UK Ltd
- Edwards Ltd
- Sopra Steria
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Chu W, Baxter D & Liu Y. (2025). Exploring the impacts of generative AI on artistic innovation routines. Technovation, 143
- Turner N & Baxter D. (2024). How to enable ambidexterity in safety-critical software development. Research-Technology Management, 67(2)
- Dong H, Dacre N, Baxter D & Ceylan S. (2024). What is Agile Project Management? Developing a New Definition Following a Systematic Literature Review. Project Management Journal, 55(6)
- Trott P, Ellwood P & Baxter D. (2024). How Cognitive Bias Prevents Serendipity in New Product Development (and What to Do About It). IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 71
- Baxter D & Chipulu M. (2023). Developing a new scale for measuring sustainability-oriented innovation. Journal of Cleaner Production, 429
- Baxter D, Dacre N, Dong H & Ceylan S. (2023). Institutional challenges in agile adoption: Evidence from a public sector IT project. Government Information Quarterly, 40(4)
- Baxter D, Trott P & Ellwood P. (2023). Reconceptualising innovation failure. Research Policy, 52(7)
- Trott P, Baxter D, Ellwood P & van der Duin P. (2022). The changing context of innovation management: A critique of the relevance of the stage-gate approach to current organizations. Prometheus, 38(2)
- Baxter D & Turner N. (2021). Why Scrum works in new product development: the role of social capital in managing complexity. Production Planning & Control, 34(13)
- Baxter D, Colledge T & Turner N. (2017). A study of accountability in two organizational learning frameworks: why accountability for learning is critical. European Management Review, 14(3)
- Baxter DI, Goffin K & Szwejczewski M. (2014). The repertory grid technique as a customer insight method. Research Technology Management, 57(4)
- Baxter D, Goffin K & Szwejczewski M. (2013). Factors Supporting Knowledge Integration in Global Innovation Projects: An Exploratory Study. Creativity and Innovation Management, 22(4)
- Micheli P, Schoeman M, Baxter D & Goffin K. (2012). New Business Models for Public-Sector Innovation: Successful Technological Innovation for Government. Research-Technology Management, 55(5)
- Schoeman M, Baxter D, Goffin K & Micheli P. (2012). Commercialization partnerships as an enabler of UK public sector innovation: the perfect match?. Public Money & Management, 32(6)
- Goffin K, Koners U, Baxter D & van der Hoven C. (2010). Managing Lessons Learned and Tacit Knowledge in New Product Development. Research-Technology Management, 53(4)
- Baxter D, Roy R, Doultsinou A, Gao JX & Kalta M. (2009). A knowledge management framework to support product-service systems design. International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, 22(12)
- Cochrane S, Young R, Case K, Harding J, Gao J, .... (2009). Manufacturing knowledge verification in design support systems. International Journal of Production Research, 47(12)
- Baxter D, Roy R & Gao JX. (2009). Managing knowledge within the manufacturing enterprise: An overview. International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management, 18(2)
- Roy R & Baxter D. (2009). Product-service systems. Journal of Engineering Design, 20(4)
- Doultsinou A, Roy R, Baxter D, Gao J & Mann A. (2009). Developing a service knowledge reuse framework for engineering design. Journal of Engineering Design, 20(4)
- Baxter D, Gao J & Roy R. (2008). Design Process Knowledge Reuse Challenges and Issues. Computer-Aided Design and Applications, 5(6)
- Gao J & Baxter D. (2008). Editorial for the Special Issue of RCIM for ICMR2005: Third International Conference on Manufacturing Research, Cranfield University, September 6th–9th 2005, Cranfield, UK. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 24(4)
- Baxter D, Gao J, Case K, Harding J, Young B, .... (2007). An engineering design knowledge reuse methodology using process modelling. Research in Engineering Design, 18(1)
- Dani S, Harding JA, Case K, Young RIM, Cochrane S, .... (2006). A methodology for best practice knowledge management. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 220(10)