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An introduction to R&D Management
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Definition - What is R&D?

The term “Research and Development” is widely used to describe the activity in a company where scientists and engineers are employed to extend the science or technology underlying the company’s work and to develop new products, processes or services. A company that fails to improve its products and replace those that become obsolete will suffer declining profitability due to the activities of competitors and the advance of technology generally. Some leading companies claim that thirty per cent of their revenues at any one time are due to products developed in the previous three years. In more mature sectors of industry the pace of change is slower, but profit margins tend to be smaller in mature sectors and relatively small advances become important.

Contents
Introduction
New Thinking
The Nature of R&D
Creating Intellectual Capital
Three Generations of R&D
R&D & The Company
Types of Work Undertaken by R&D
Financial Appraisal of R&D
Defining the R&D task
Management tools
Stage-gate® management of New Product Development
Management of the R&D portfolio
Organisation and staffing
Management structure and location of R&D
R&D Staffing
All change in R&D
Independent R&D
The problem of basic research
Technology Foresight
References and further reading
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