ABSTRACT

R&D Decisions, Strategy, Policy and Innovations explores how research and development decisions affect all of us. They are linked inextricably to the performance of firms and of economics as a whole. Their importance means that they are of concern to a large number of practitioners, policy-makers and researchers. This book demonstrates the range of issues and perspectives which R&D can encompass and at the same time brings out the elements which unite them.
The papers in this book are organized into three main sections:
* Strategy and Organization explores the importance of R&D and of the structures and strategies of individual organizations. The emerging 'core competence paradigm' is especially noted.
* Policy and Performance looks at what new thinking on R&D more generally implies for government policy and the performance of industries, regions and economies.
* Disclosure and the Market examines issues raised by changing regulations on the disclosure of R&D expenditure.

chapter |22 pages

INTRODUCTION

R&D decisions in strategy, policy and disclosure

part |2 pages

Part IIPolicy and performance

chapter 6|29 pages

FROM COMMON SENSE TO SHORT-TERMISM

Reflections on R&D managers’ perceptions

chapter 9|12 pages

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN R&D COLLABORATION

Negotiating the function-performance link

part |2 pages

Part III DISCLOSURE AND THE MARKET

chapter 10|21 pages

R&D DISCLOSURE

Theory and practice

chapter 13|14 pages

THE IMPACT OF R&D KNOWLEDGE ACCUMULATION ON WAGES

Evidence from European Corporations

chapter 14|10 pages

REAL R&D OPTIONS