Title :
Research and development as seen from a “PATRA” point of view
Author_Institution :
Adv. Res. Lab., Hitachi Ltd., Saitama, Japan
Abstract :
A framework named “poly-agent theory of reference activities (PATRA)” is suggested. The authors apply this framework to Japanese-style research and development (R&D) systems. They discuss why Japanese engineers and scientists prefer incremental R&D to fundamental or radical R&D. The authors found an example of macro information produced by a higher-order agent (the corporation) changing internal models of lower-order agents (engineers and scientists)
Keywords :
human resource management; personnel; research and development management; Japan; R&D management; fundamental R&D; higher-order agents; incremental R&D; lower-order agents; poly-agent theory of reference activities; radical R&D; Business; Engineering management; Engineering profession; Humans; Intelligent agent; Laboratories; Machine intelligence; Personnel; Research and development; Research and development management;
Conference_Titel :
Innovation in Technology Management - The Key to Global Leadership. PICMET '97: Portland International Conference on Management and Technology
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3574-0
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.1997.653498
