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

• Autore: Chiesa Vittorio
• Pubblicazione: New Jersey, : Imperial College Press, c2001
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (292 p.)
• Disciplina: 658.57
• Soggetto topico: Technological innovations - Management; Research, Industrial - Management; Competition; Organization
• 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
• Altri titoli varianti: R and D strategy and organisation
• Titolo autorizzato: R & D strategy and organisation
• ISBN: 1-281-86609-1; 9786611866099; 1-84816-163-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910809895703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Series on technology management ; ; 5.