Development of a Framework for R&D Process Assessment

Abstract:

Although R&D activity has been increasingly considered as an important factor in managing an organization, related efforts have not been effectively conducted. In particular, construction of R&D process and assessment of the process, which are regarded as a critical tool for managing R&D activities, are not well-defined due to the lack of research and the different characteristics of R&D organizations. Therefore this paper aims at proposing a standardized R&D process and a R&D assessment framework by investigating the existing R&D process of R&D organizations, literature survey and interviews on domain experts. To verify results of this research, a case study on a Korean R&D organization is conducted.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 433-440)
• Pages: 1629-1636
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.433-440.1629
• Online since: January 2012
• Authors: Ah Yeon Kim, Hyun Hak Ha, Byun Gun Yoon, Jae Wook Yoon
• Keywords: Case Study, Process Model, R and D, R and D Assessment

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