September 01, 2018
The development of novel digital technologies connected to the Internet of Things, along with advancements in artificial intelligence and automation, is enabling a new wave of manufacturing...
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May 01, 2015
Changing an accepted organizational culture can feel like rolling rocks uphill. It can seem impossible to escape the inertia built up over decades of accrued behavior and entrenched beliefs. Yet an...
Do You Recommend ISO Certification? Sandia's Science, Technology, and Engineering Management Unit is beginning a three-year journey to become ISO-9000 certified. Because work in this SMU constitutes...
January 04, 2018
Saskia Vlaar puts her passion for finding real-life applications for new technologies to work bringing digital innovation to Shell. Step 1: Logged in IRI Members click here for credential...
May 14, 2018
As senior director of external science and technology programs at Goodyear, Surendra Chawla has built a global innovation network. Step 1: Logged in IRI Members click here for credential verification...
July 24, 2018
Satya-Nadella-Profile_1457411659.jpg As CEO of Microsoft, Nadella is steering the company through a cultural transformation designed to equip it to make the most of coming technological shifts and...
Monday March 11, 2019 8:00am – Wednesday March 13, 2019 1:00pm
2019 Spring Networks Conference March 11-13, 2019 Nashville, TN Loews Vanderbilt Hotel ($239/night) - Book your stay! Join fellow innovators from all industries and functions of R&D to explore...
Purpose & Summary The Director, External Innovation leads the external research & development for (COMPANY). This role is expected to gain competitive customer value by accessing thought...
August 24, 2020
Virtual i101: Managing Innovation Get your innovation team up to speed quickly with these two virtual i101 sessions entirely online! The IRI Virtual i101 course is designed to provide an introduction...
September 02, 2020
Overview: Researchers and practitioners have shown great interest in crowdsourcing for problem solving. Although scholars have developed several conceptual frameworks that outline the fundamentals of...
May 14, 2018
While China has made a great deal of progress in the 10 years since we published “Building University Relationships in China,” the article is as relevant today as it was in 2008. The article’s advice...
What capabilities do you need to work globally? What behavioral and organizational capabilities have been successful for R&D organizations to function effectively and productively in different...
May 18, 2020
R&D organizations often find themselves operating as internationally scattered siloes and undertake the globalization journey. This journey goes through four distinct phases with processes,...
December 08, 2020
Research-Technology Management welcomes articles that explore factors shaping the R&D and innovation workforces. The pandemic is accelerating many trends that were already in progress (for...
January 04, 2018
John Rossman talks with Jim Euchner about how Amazon manages to be both operationally excellent and disruptively innovative. Step 1: Logged in IRI Members click here for credential verification (only...
November 01, 2018
Q: What metrics do you use for your innovation process? Q: What is your vitality index? Step 1: Logged in IRI Members click here for credential verification (only needed once per logged in session)...