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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454333003321

Autore

Chiesa Vittorio

Titolo

R & D strategy and organisation [[electronic resource] ] : managing technical change in dynamic contexts / / Vittorio Chiesa

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Jersey, : Imperial College Press, c2001

ISBN

1-281-86609-1

9786611866099

1-84816-163-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (292 p.)

Collana

Series on technology management ; ; 5

Disciplina

658.57

Soggetti

Technological innovations - Management

Research, Industrial - Management

Competition

Organization

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS               ; PREFACE              ; CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION                             ; 1.1 Key Concepts and Definitions                                       ; 1.2 Technological Innovation                                   ; 1.3 The Role of R&D within the Process of Technological Innovation                                                                         ; 1.4 Implications on R&D Strategy and Organisation                                                        ; References and Further Readings

PART I R&D STRATEGY                          CHAPTER 2 APPROACHES TO TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY                                                  ; 2.1 The Positioning Approach to Strategy                                               ; 2.2 The Resource Based Approach to Strategy                                                  ; 2.3 About Rationalist and Incrementalist Approaches to Strategy                                                                      ; References and Further Readings

CHAPTER 3 FORMULATING TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY IN DYNAMIC CONTEXTS                                                                    3.1 Context Foresight                            ; 3.2 Technology Strategy Decisions                                        ; 3.3 Types of Technology Strategies                                         ; Appendix - Case Study                            ; References and Further



Readings                                      ; CHAPTER 4 R&D PROJECT PORTFOLIO DEFINITION

4.1 Fixing the R&D Budget                                4.2 R&D Project Definition                                 ; 4.3 R&D Project Evaluation                                 ; 4.4 R&D Project Selection                                ; 4.5 R&D Project Portfolio Analysis                                         ; References and Further Readings                                      ; PART II R&D ORGANISATION                               ; CHAPTER 5 THE ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE                                             ; 5.1 The Structure of R&D Units

5.2 The Balance between Centralisation and Decentralisation                                                                  5.3 The Separation between R and D                                         ; References and Further Readings                                      ; CHAPTER 6 THE GEOGRAPHICAL DISPERSION OF R&D ACTIVITIES                                                              ; 6.1 Determinants of Geographical Centralisation and Decentralisation

6.2 Types of Foreign R&D Units

Sommario/riassunto

This book deals with key issues and trade-offs in R&D strategy and organisation, paying attention especially to dynamic competitive contexts where technology plays a key role. These topics are treated from the perspective of the decision taker, i.e. the manager who makes decisions in terms of R&D strategy and organisation. The book addresses typical problems of large firms having structured R&D and operating businesses where R&D is a source of competitive advantages. Although it focuses strongly on R&D, it sees R&D as a part (a key part) of the process of technological innovation, and therefo