Rethinking knowledge management for R&D teams
As we know, R&D is focused on generating knowledge. Unlike manufacturing, where the outcome is products, R&D generates knowledge about […]
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An example of a good R&D plan
As we have discussed in the past, R&D management is challenging because most new products require many technologies to mature simultaneously
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The Influence of Prior Industry Affiliation on Framing in Nascent Industries
A very useful paper from the HBS Working Knowledge about The Influence of Prior Industry Affiliation on Framing in Nascent Industries explores the
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CEO says Ford won’t back off R&D spending
I have been gathering data about corporate response to difficult market conditions, especially the impact on R&D spending. Tough times
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How can R&D Management help exploit Thematic Similarity?
The article In Praise of Dissimilarity from MIT Sloan Management Review has very important implications for R&D management. The article describes how
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Apple’s R&D portfolio strategy – “Get Rid of the Crappy Stuff” (Continued)
I had been meaning to write about the article For the good of the company? Five Apple products Steve Jobs
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Roadmaps as a foundation for effective R&D management (Part 1)
I am writing a paper on the use of R&D plans as a foundation for effective R&D management. As a
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The executive’s guide to better listening
A quick post about an interesting article in the McKinsey Quarterly: The executive’s guide to better listening: “Listening is the front
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Necessity is the mother of Innovation (Continued)
A quick post about the article Can Medical Innovation in Developing Countries Disrupt the U.S. Healthcare System?: While American and European
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More Effective Financial Incentives
Over the weekend I had a long discussion with a friend about Occupy Wall Street and what is wrong with
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