05174nam 2200697Ia 450 991078212340332120230607222123.01-281-86609-197866118660991-84816-163-8(CKB)1000000000537750(EBL)1679626(OCoLC)879023797(SSID)ssj0000231828(PQKBManifestationID)11193197(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000231828(PQKBWorkID)10207439(PQKB)10452880(MiAaPQ)EBC1679626(WSP)0000P223(Au-PeEL)EBL1679626(CaPaEBR)ebr10255953(EXLCZ)99100000000053775020010403d2001 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrR & D strategy and organisation[electronic resource] managing technical change in dynamic contexts /Vittorio ChiesaNew Jersey Imperial College Pressc20011 online resource (292 p.)Series on technology management ;5Description based upon print version of record.1-86094-261-X Includes bibliographical references and index.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 ReadingsPART 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 ReadingsCHAPTER 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 DEFINITION4.1 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 Units5.2 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 Decentralisation6.2 Types of Foreign R&D Units 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 therefoSeries on technology management ;5.Technological innovationsManagementResearch, IndustrialManagementCompetitionOrganizationTechnological innovationsManagement.Research, IndustrialManagement.Competition.Organization.658.57Chiesa Vittorio267652MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782123403321R & D strategy and organisation3777950UNINA