Title :
A model for studying some organizational effects of an increase in the size of R&D projects
Author_Institution :
R&D Res. Unit, Manchester Business School, Univ. of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Abstract :
Increasing size of R&D projects poses problems of matching workload with capacity when the size of the R&D department and exploiting capability remain fixed. Potential diseconomies arising from such mismatching are described, and strategies for alleviating such diseconomies are discussed.
Keywords :
management science; research and development management; R&D projects; diseconomies; organisation; workload matching; Capacity planning; Educational institutions; Industries; Organizations; Portfolios; Technological innovation;
Journal_Title :
Engineering Management, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TEM.1979.6447430
