March 01, 2010
Risk is a powerful force in innovative organizations for the obvious reason that it means the future outcomes of decisions are uncertain and, less obviously, because it can foster decision biases...
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September 01, 2010
OVERVIEW: Industrial design is essential for the creation of products that satisfy user needs and aspirations and can be differentiated from the competition. However, most companies fail to reap the...
January 01, 2009
OVERVIEW: How to achieve a sustained competitive advantage that ensures long-term survival has become a major concern for managers of any company, but especially for managers of small and medium-...
September 01, 2010
Industrial design is essential for the creation of products that satisfy user needs and aspirations and can be differentiated from the competition. However, most companies fail to reap the full...
January 01, 2009
How to achieve a sustained competitive advantage that ensures long-term survival has become a major concern for managers of any company, but especially for managers of small and medium-sized firms...
September 01, 2009
Advances in science and engineering have brought the world to a place where distance no longer matters. In such a world it is necessary to ask how well Americans are being equipped to compete for...
November 01, 2008
Although executives are faced daily with making critical decisions about the number and type of talent they need to run their businesses, they often lack the complete and accurate information...
May 02, 2016
I've been an entrepreneur for a number of years, and I've had some successes and some failures. The common thing that I've found is that starting any business in total isolation sucks. It's exciting...
March 01, 2007
Intellectual property rights (IPR) protection is a big concern for multinational corporations (MNCs) deciding where to locate their overseas R&D units. The top management team of an MNC must know...
November 01, 2007
In setting R&D budgets, many companies compare their R&D intensity with that of the average intensity for global companies in their sector using an R&D scoreboard. However, it’s important...
January 01, 2006
If you or any of your colleagues have ever played Devil’s Advocate (and who hasn’t?), it may give you pause that a central idea of this book is, “the Devil’s Advocate may be the biggest innovation...
January 20, 2017
Welcome to RTM’s 60th year. In this celebratory first issue of our 60th volume, we’ve mostly celebrated our past by looking ahead to the future—the commentaries that make up the bulk of this issue,...
March 22, 2017
Extracting value, market intelligence and competitive advantage from collaborative R&D requires support of a firm’s strategy with the right collaborative model, the right partners…and the right...
May 01, 2017
While much has been written about the attributes of successful leaders in general, limited literature is available regarding the attributes specific to successful R&D leaders. Key questions about...
September 01, 2005
Sustainable development has three broad goals: environmental stewardship, social responsibility and economic prosperity, for both the organization and its stakeholders. In a successful sustainability...
September 17, 2017
As part of its research program, the Industrial Research Institute (IRI) undertakes research platforms—strategic research projects focused on big questions and emerging issues in R&D management...