{"product_id":"innovation-research-and-development-management-hardback-9781786303004","title":"Innovation, Research and Development Management (Hardback) 9781786303004","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eInnovation, Research and Development Management\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePatrick Gilbert (Author), Natalia Bobadilla (Author), Lise Gastaldi (Author), Martine Le Boulaire (Author), Olga Lelebina (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781786303004, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 14 August 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.6 x 17.8 x 0.2 cm, 0.68 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eInnovation, Research and Development Management\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 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 \u0026amp; D is essential. This book provides a critical revaluation of the state of the art issues and concepts in R\u0026amp;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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral Introduction xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1. R\u0026amp;D and New Competitive Challenges: Between Intensive Innovation Strategy and Internationalization 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1. Strategy and R\u0026amp;D 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1.1. R\u0026amp;D’s place in business strategies 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1.2. Different generations of R\u0026amp;D 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2. Environmental factors influencing business strategies in R\u0026amp;D and their consequences 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.1. The major role of innovation in competition strategies 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.2. The emergence of the consumer in R\u0026amp;D 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.3. The effects of market globalization 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3. R\u0026amp;D strategies tested overseas: the example of China 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.1. Western companies’ choice to locate their R\u0026amp;D in China 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4. Conclusion 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2. Work in R\u0026amp;D and its Transformations 29\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1. Specifics of R\u0026amp;D work and its heterogeneity 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.1. Non-routine and knowledge intensive work 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.2. The work in R\u0026amp;D: between interactions and engagements with the surrounding environment 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.3. A job characterized by a certain degree of autonomy and occupational regulations38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2. The main transformations of R\u0026amp;D work since 1990 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.1. The advent of project management and of the concurrent engineering model 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.2. A job which is more interactive and more dependent on the downstream 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.3. Managerialization, bureaucratization and remoteness of technical work 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3. Current tensions and open questions as to the future of work in R\u0026amp;D 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.1. Increasing pressure and strong focus in the short term: how sustainable is this in individual and collective terms? 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.2. Relocation, internationalization, outsourcing and open innovation: what is the future of R\u0026amp;D work? 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.3. The digital revolution: what is the impact on work in R\u0026amp;D? 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4. Conclusion 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3. Rationalization and Creativity: R\u0026amp;D under Pressure 69\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1. Permanent rationalizations and reduction of available resources in R\u0026amp;D 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.1. The rationalization concept 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.2. R\u0026amp;D struggling with permanent rationalization 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.3. Rationalization as a slack reduction strategy 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2. Creativity: between individual attribute and social process 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.1. Individual creativity 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.2. Creativity as an idea production process 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.3. Creativity as a social process 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3. Ingredients and negative effects of slack reductions on creativity 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.1. Slack reduction components 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.2. Human slack reduction effects 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.3. “Financial slack” reduction effects 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.4. Temporal slack reduction effects 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.5. Spatial slack reduction effects 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4. Mechanisms linking slack reduction and creativity 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4.1. Focus of attention 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4.2. Ability to “travel through time” 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4.3. Support provided by the leader 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5. Conclusion 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4. Managing R\u0026amp;D Professionals: HRM Practices and Current Challenges 103\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1. HRM and R\u0026amp;D: complex relationships 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.1. R\u0026amp;D: a world that has long remained foreign to HRM regulations 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.2. Recurrent tension between standardization and differentiation 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.3. Project organization: a necessary source of adaptation of HRM in R\u0026amp;D 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2. HRM development in R\u0026amp;D today 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.1. Strategic HR planning 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.2. Recruitment and integration 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.3. Assignments and mobility 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.4. Individual assessment 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.5. Remuneration 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.6. Careers 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.7. Competence management and training 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3. The new challenges of HRM in R\u0026amp;D 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.1. Moving beyond an instrumental approach and adapting to the diversity of contexts 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.2. Renewing (or reinventing) HRM in open innovation models 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.3. Going beyond individualized HRM by integrating the collective dimension 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4. Conclusion 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5. Collective Expertise: Forms and Methods of Management 139\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1. Collective expertise in R\u0026amp;D 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1.1. The dual facet of expertise: individual attribute and collective process 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1.2. Collective expertise and its current status 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2. Two forms of structuring: “horizontal” and “vertical” 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.1. Horizontal structuring: interdisciplinary communities of expertise 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.2. Vertical structuring: monodisciplinary communities of expertise\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3. Conclusion 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6. Performance Management in R\u0026amp;D 159\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1. Performance in R\u0026amp;D 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1.1. A hard to define concept 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1.2. Management difficulties specific to R\u0026amp;D 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1.3. Performance challenges 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1.4. The delicate issue of measure 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2. Budgetary control of R\u0026amp;D departments 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3. Innovation project management control 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.1. Economic assessment of projects: the two approaches 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.2. Project management methods and tools 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4. 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