R&D Decisions

<p><em>R&D Decisions Strategy Policy and Innovations</em> explores how research and development decisions affect all of us. They are linked inextricably to the performance of firms and of economics as a whole. Their importance means that they are of concern to a large number of practitioners policy-makers and researchers. This book demonstrates the range of issues and perspectives which R&D can encompass and at the same time brings out the elements which unite them.<br> The papers in this book are organized into three main sections:<br> * Strategy and Organization explores the importance of R&D and of the structures and strategies of individual organizations. The emerging 'core competence paradigm' is especially noted.<br> * Policy and Performance looks at what new thinking on R&D more generally implies for government policy and the performance of industries regions and economies.<br> * Disclosure and the Market examines issues raised by changing regulations on the disclosure of R&D expenditure.</p>