DocumentCode
1526777
Title
Industrial R&D: towards the 21st century
Author
Gray, K.W.
Author_Institution
Scipher Ltd., Hayes, UK
Volume
7
Issue
6
fYear
1997
Firstpage
265
Lastpage
272
Abstract
Industrial R&D properly started in a systematic form over 120 years ago. It now consumes, worldwide, over #1 billion per day. It is a big, serious activity. For a number of reasons, not only its size, it is worth reviewing, and examining historically how it has been carried out and with what results-to examine best practice of today and then to suggest how it will be done in the future. The author discusses the R&D of Thomas Alva Edison and then goes on to discuss the management of R&D from the 1960s to the 1990s. The improvement of profitability, and the future of the smart economy are also discussed.
Keywords
research and development management; R&D management; industrial R&D; profitability; smart economy; Research and development management;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Engineering Management Journal
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0960-7919
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/em:19970606
Filename
648563
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