R&D, Innovation and Management

September 25, 2009

R&D, Innovation and Management

Introduction

R&D, Innovation and Management: The Road to Organizational Success, Special issue of Journal of Innovation and Best Business Practices; Deadline 15 Dec 2009

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Journal of Innovation and Best Business Practices
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Call for Papers – Special Issue: R&D, Innovation and Management: The Road to Organizational Success

Introduction

Innovation has become a critical success factor to many organizations that want to stay competitive. Firms undertake R&D for a variety of reasons, to establish new business developments, facilitate related business diversification, and create future options through new knowledge and technology. Although many companies in this critical period cut important amount related to R&D activities other firms spent a lot of money to maintain operations in the R&D area. However, R&D and innovation provoke several forces in any company. These forces can range from management support, available resources, talented workforce to resistance to change.

R&D management practice links closely to innovation performance. Many companies uphold by the universities are invested capital and human resources in innovation performance in order to improve the overall performances of these firms. These partnerships and also any other experience in this domain are welcome to be shared with the academic community and business area as well.