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Measurement of Technological Ability of Technology-orientel Firms by Techno-potential concept

Research Project

Project/Area Number 06630086
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Business administration
Research InstitutionTOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Principal Investigator

KIJIMA Kyoichi  Tokyo Institute of Technology, Associate Professor, 工学部, 助教授 (10134826)

Project Period (FY) 1994 – 1995
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1995)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000)
Fiscal Year 1995: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 1994: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000)
KeywordsTechno-potential / Technology-oriented / Reserch and Development / Time-lag / 潜在的技術力 / 情報知識産業 / 国際比較
Research Abstract

In this research the meaning and limitations of the concept of techno-potential in a technology-based firm is investigated. Techno-potential, depreciated stock of R&D expenditure invested internally and/or externally to the firm, is proposed as one of indices of measuring potential technological ability.
Our concern is primarily with the identification of technological potential capability in a technology-based firm. Since a variety of factors of the firm are in principle ultimately related directly or indirectly to its final performance, we find it difficult to differentiate technological contribution (factor) to it exactly from other contributions (factors). A conventional way of doing this is to adopt the concept of TFP (Total Factor Productivity).
However, as an index of the potential technological capability of the firm TFP has several disadvantages Techno-potential is proposed to overcome these disadvantages of TFP.
Since techno-potential is a kind of stock concept, we must notice t … More wo characteristics ; time lag and depreciation. That is, a certain time, (i.e., a waiting period) is necessary for the R&D flow to be accumulated as the stock and to bear fruit. Furthermore, it necessarily loses novelty and value as time passes.
Techno-potential, on one hand, reflects aspects of production such as labor and capital when it contributes to the production of commercially-oriented output. On the other, it also serves to produce non commercially-oriented output such as research papers, reports and know-how. However, it is true that techno-potential only measures the input side of monetary investment aimed at technological improvement. In reality more monetary investment in R&D activities does not necessarily lead to a higher innovation probability. In order to identify the potential technological capability of the firm in a more 'accurate' way we introduce anoter concept, a reservoir of management potential, to link techno-potential with 'real' potential technological capability. The reservoir is a supporting and connecting platform for each management potential. We claim that this reservoir of management potential is, namely, organizational intelligence.
The reservoir is essentially related with 'humanware' including human network formation and knowledge-sharing information systems. We suggest a role of the so called "soft systems approach" in activating techno-potential. Less

Report

(3 results)
  • 1995 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1994 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (16 results)

All Other

All Publications (16 results)

  • [Publications] Kyoichi Kijima: "Eualuation and Comparison of Public Policy for Encouraging Information Technology" JASMIN. 4. 53-70 (1995)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Kyoichi Kijima et.al.: "An Enrichod SSM and its Application to Caltural Conflict under Paternalistic Ualue System" Systems Practice. 7. 241-253 (1994)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Kyoichi Kijima: "SOFT Science and Tochnology : Its Aims,Scope and Implementation" Proc.of PACIS '95,Singapore. (1995)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Kyoichi Kijima: "Techno-Potential and Organizational Intelligence as its Reservoir" Proc.of APORS '94,Fukuoka. (1994)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Kyoichi Kijima: "Impacts of Information Technology on Management and Socioeconomics (Sakuma et al.ed.)" Maruzen Planet, (1995)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Kyoichi Kijima: ""Evaluation and Comparison of Public Policy for Encouraging Information Technology"" JASMIN. vol.4, no.2. 53-70 (1995)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Kyoichi Kijima et al.: ""An Enriched SSM and its Application to Cultural Conflict under Paternalistic Value System"" Systems Practice. vol.7, no.3. 241-253 (1994)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Kyoichi Kijima: "SOFT Science and Technology : Its Aims, Scope and Implementation" Proceedings of PACIS95, Singapore, June 29-July 2,1995.

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Kyoichi Kijima: "Techno-potential and Organizational Intelligence as its Reservoir" Proceedings of APORS 94, pp156-163 Fukuoka, 1994.

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Kyoichi Kijima: "Intelligent Poly-agent Learning Model" Proceedings of Workshop for Cooperation between Japan and the United Kingdom on Soft Science and Technology, Osaka, 1994.

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Kyoichi Kijima et al.: "A Basic Framework for structuring R and D Management Methodologies" Proceedings of International Symposium on Intellectual Facilitation of Creative Activities, Tokyo, 1994.

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Kyoichi Kijima: "Redesign of Organization in Indonesia by Modified Soft Systems Methodology" in Impacts of Information Technology on Management and Socioeconimics, Sakuma, A.et al (ed.), Maruzen Planet. (1995)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Kyoichi Kijima: "Evaluation and Comparison of Public Policy for Enconroging Information Technology" 経営情報学会誌. 4. 53-70 (1995)

    • Related Report
      1995 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Kyoichi Kijima: "Soft Science and Technology: Its Aims, Scope and Implementation" Proceedings of PACIS 95. (1995)

    • Related Report
      1995 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Kijima,K.: "Eualuation and Comparson of Public Policy for Encouraging in formation Tachnolgy" 経営情報学会誌. (印刷中).

    • Related Report
      1994 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Kijija,K.: "Techno-potential and Organigatonal Intellgence as its Reseruor" Proceedings of APORS '94.

    • Related Report
      1994 Annual Research Report

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