Innovation, Research and Development Management [Hardcover]

In today’s business environment, as organizations constantly seek to growth and develop through the optimization of their innovative and creative potential, understanding the critical issues and management practices in R & D is essential. This book provides a critical revaluation of the state of the art issues and concepts in R&D management. The views expressed are those of leading French researchers and professionals in this field, fed by empirical studies in national and international firms.

Foreword ix

Acknowledgments xi

General Introduction xiii

Chapter 1. R&D and New Competitive Challenges: Between Intensive Innovation Strategy and Internationalization 1

1.1. Strategy and R&D 1

1.1.1. R&D’s place in business strategies 2

1.1.2. Different generations of R&D 4

1.2. Environmental factors influencing business strategies in R&D and their consequences 9

1.2.1. The major role of innovation in competition strategies 9

1.2.2. The emergence of the consumer in R&D 11

1.2.3. The effects of market globalization 15

1.3. R&D strategies tested overseas: the example of China 21

1.3.1. Western companies’ choice to locate their R&D in China 21

1.4. Conclusion 26

Chapter 2. Work in R&D and its Transformations 29

2.1. Specifics of R&D work and its heterogeneity 29

2.1.1. Non-routine and knowledge intensive work 30

2.1.2. The work in R&D: between interactions and engagements with the surrounding environment 35

2.1.3. A job characterized by a certain delcÁ