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AbstractThe need to coordinate multinational R&D increases in many corporations which want to take advantages of scale, synergy and multinationality on a world‐wide basis. The Swedish engineering corporation SKF has tackled this problem as an early internationalized but lately diversified corporation working in mature technologies and markets. Substantial coordination has been achieved through a heavy resource commitment in a foreign corporate R&D lab, and a subsequent build‐up of a rather elaborate system for R&D management throughout the corporation. The structure and processes of the system are described, together with experiences of coordinating effects, and a project case is given. The chosen mode of coordination is finally compared with situations in other industr

ISSN:0033-6807    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9310.1978.tb00124.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1978

数据来源: WILEY

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Abstract. This paper is concerned with the selection, evaluation and subsequent implementation of shared logic word processing equipment in an R&D environment. The authors formed a multidisciplinary team in order to carry out the project from the stages of problem definition to final evaluation in all its aspects of the chosen equipment.

ISSN:0033-6807    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9310.1978.tb00125.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1978

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractFive similar government R&D laboratories have been studied using ‘Critical Functions Analysis’ to determine the relative fractions of their staffs performing one or more of seven critical functions; a profile was developed for each laboratory. In order to test the hypothesis that variations in these critical functions profiles would be recognized by laboratory users, fifteen different customers of these laboratories—weapons system project managers and headquarters staff technology managere—were asked questions—designed to determine their perceptions of the relative performance of the five laboratories.Significant variations were found in role profiles among the several laboratories: important variations were also identified in customers' perceptions about laboratory performance. In general, the three laboratories that had higher percentages of their professional staff performing the critical functions also were rated higher in performance by their customers. This difference was particularly striking when an aggregate performance parameter, which summed the numerical values of several performance‐sensitive customer questionnaire responses, was used. Customers were found to be especially sensitive to the strength of the laboratories' manufacturing/marketing gatekeepe

ISSN:0033-6807    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9310.1978.tb00126.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1978

数据来源: WILEY

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Abstract. This article highlights the observations made and conclusions reached in a recent background study for the Science Council of Canada (Boyd&Wilson, 1975). It examines the interdependence of research and development activities associated with the building and engineering sectors of the construction industry in Canada. It also examines several important factors influencing the effectiveness of the transfer of technology into, and within, these two sectors.

ISSN:0033-6807    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9310.1978.tb00127.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1978

数据来源: WILEY

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Abstract. This article reviews the context in which British Nuclear Fuels Ltd. applied in 1977 for outline planning permission for a plant to reprocess spent uranium oxide fuel at the Windscale Works in Cumbria. It summarizes the report of Mr Justice Parker, the inspector who was appointed to conduct a public inquiry into the proposal, and examines Parliamentary and press responses to the report. Finally, it draws certain lessons from the issue, including the need to keep options open in complex technological decisions, the need for better access to information, and the need for better procedures for evaluating proposals of this type.

ISSN:0033-6807    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9310.1978.tb00128.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1978

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractA survey of 34 UK R&D organizations found that over 60% recognized unions at some level. Many had negotiated full bargaining agreements for particular groups of staff. Although unions came in for plenty of criticism, on the whole organizations which had recognized unions felt far less negatively about them than those which had not. The former were sometimes able to point to specific benefits they had gained from dealing with white collar unions.

ISSN:0033-6807    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9310.1978.tb00129.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1978

数据来源: WILEY

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Abstract. The importance of increasing innovation and improvement in support of national priorities and goals is commonly stated, and such importance is, in the main, agreed upon.Conventional wisdom relies heavily upon competition and direct incentives to be the driving force for innovation and improvement. The data presented herein argues in favor of increasing competition by encouraging new producers, socalled ‘new Boys,’ to enter a specific technological application area. This suggests that a ‘new boy’ policy judiciously applied would increase the rate of change of improvement and of innovation and probably would reduce the costs per unit improvement.We present analyses drawn from a single industry over a period of approximately twenty‐five years. The study analyzes 237 projects drawn from ten corporations and points to the effects of the ‘new boy’ phenomena at all sections of the tec

ISSN:0033-6807    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9310.1978.tb00130.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1978

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0033-6807    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9310.1978.tb00131.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1978

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0033-6807    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9310.1978.tb00132.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1978

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0033-6807    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9310.1978.tb00133.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1978

数据来源: WILEY