May 01, 2004
Recently, I carefully reviewed the work that I had done during the last decade in carrying out two global benchmarking activities in 1992 (1) and 1999 (2) of the world’s largest R&D spenders...
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Talent Management
July 01, 2017
A wealth of information and research is available about business leadership in general and its importance, but much less attention has been given to the nature of R&D leadership specifically...
July 01, 2017
What does an innovation career look like? For many, it is part of a career in R&D. For others, it is just a stop on the way to a marketing or product development career. Sometimes it starts as a...
March 01, 2004
Companies are looking at their leadership needs with the wrong mindset. They are trying to find ideal leaders rather than the right kind of leaders, the kind that fit their needs. Step 1: Logged in...
March 01, 2004
When organizations were structured along rigid, functional lines, the manager was typically the “most expert†in his or her group, having advanced through the ranks to a leadership position. Today,...
September 01, 2005
Think about the purpose of the organization where you work. Is it to create great products for people? Is it to improve people’s lives? Solve company problems? Discover useful knowledge? Is it to...
May 10, 2017
Explore the challenges incumbent firms face in dealing with technological change and associated innovation streams. Dr. Tushman focuses on the role of the senior team, with particular reference to R...
May 16, 2017
IRI Research Project Strategic Challenges in R&D Talent Management Research Initiative This project is looking to determine key elements of an early career recruitment and development experience...
May 16, 2017
IRI Research Project: Strategic Challenges in R&D Management Research Initiative Previously the IRI completed a study to evaluate how the management of science and technology would change by the...
May 16, 2017
IRI Research Project: Strategic Challenges in R&D Talent Management Research Initiative. The roles in innovation and R&D will be explored and the ways in which individuals can move between...
May 04, 2017
Updated August 16, 2017 Monday, October 2 Committee Meetings 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Portfolio Management Masterclass - (separate registration fee required) 6:00 pm Welcome Reception Tuesday, October 3 7:...
May 02, 2017
My grandfather repaired watches. When he died, he left his tools, watches, and parts to my father. At an early age, I wanted to understand how watches worked. I would tear them apart and put them...
May 01, 2017
Organizational and corporate culture clearly play a role in innovation effectiveness, but little work has been done to explore the exact nature of that relationship. To address that gap, the IRI...
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...
March 07, 2017
Investment in innovation training has the potential to help firms create more successful product offerings, but the extent to which companies do innovation training is unknown. Although efforts to...
February 23, 2017
The goals of this project are to gain a better understanding of the role of the leader of the R&D function in an organization (e.g. CTO, VP of R&D, CSO; CTO for shorthand), the path that...