Organisation and management of research and development facilities - From cost to profit focus

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 746-765

  Kerssens van Drongelen, Inge ^a   Pearson, Alan ^b   Nixon, Bill ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

R D businesses; R D management; R D organisation; R D performance measurement; Research and Development

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MARKETING; OUTSOURCING; PERFORMANCE; PERSONNEL RATING; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

RESEARCH PROJECTS;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0037799780     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijtm.2003.003135     Document Type: Review

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