R&D Implications of Microsoft’s Takeover of Skype
Summary: For Microsoft to benefit from the Skype acquisition, they will have to integrate Skype and its R&D into Windows […]
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Pfizer says 24% cut in R&D is good for the company
Most high tech companies have ferociously guarded their R&D spending even through the great recession. In fact, cuts in R&D spending
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When to rely on gut feelings
We have discussed papers and empirical data that show that reliance on gut feelings often produces sub-optimal results. Now we have
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Nokia R&D spending – a lesson in Portfolio Balancing
In a previous post, I discussed how bureaucracy stifled innovation at Nokia. I ventured a guess that a formalized R&D
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At Apple, the Platform Is the Engine of Growth – NYTimes.com
The article At Apple, the Platform Is the Engine of Growth: has some good lessons about platform-based R&D management: Apple has hit
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Apple’s R&D portfolio strategy – “Get Rid of the Crappy Stuff”
Some interesting R&D portfolio management advice in the Fast Company article Steve Jobs’s Strategy? “Get Rid of the Crappy Stuff” “Do
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Nokia’s Bureaucracy Stifled Innovation
This New York Times article on Nokia’s Bureaucracy Stifled Innovation has several interesting lessons for R&D managers. It appears that Nokia had
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China’s Drones Raise Eyebrows at Air Show – WSJ.com
Here is an interesting article in the WSJ with significant impact on long-term R&D strategy: China’s Drones Raise Eyebrows at Air
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Disruptive Innovation and IP
A quick article that elaborates on something that I have observed in many firms: Though it may be difficult to
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Portfolio management organization cultures
The article Using R&D portfolio management to deal with dynamic risk by Serghei Floricel.in the journal R&D Management has some interesting insights
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