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THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES A DESCRIPTIVE MODEL DEVELOPED DURING THE COURSE OF A SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION FOCUSED IN THE IDENTIFICATION AND STUDY OF THE DIMENSIONS AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED TO THE PHENOMENON OF ACQUISITION OF PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TOOLS (I.E., METHODS, PROCEDURES, SOFTWARE, TECHNIQUES, APPROACHES, ETC.) IN THE PRACTICE OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS. THE GOAL IS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN STRONG UNDESRTANDING OF THE PHENOMENON AS A BASIS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GENERIC METHODOLOGY TO SUPPORT THIS PROCESS IN THE PRACTICE. VARIOUS FACTORS AND ELEMENTS NECESSARY TO THE INTERPRETATION OF A GENERIC TOOL ACQUISITION SITUATION WERE IDENTIFIED, AND A LINEAR MODEL, ENHANCED WITH AN UNDERTANDING OF THE INDIVIDUAL (PERSONAL) AND EXTERNAL (CONTEXTUAL) FACTORS THAT TIPICALLY AFFECT THE PHENOMENON SITUATION WAS DERIVED, AND IS BRIEFLY DISCUSSED IN THE PAPER. |
