2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Diversity in an R & D Organization as a Driver of Innovation
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22830018
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Business administration
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| Research Institution | Ibaraki University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2011
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| Keywords | 経営学 / 技術経営 / イノベーション / 研究開発組織 / 特許 / セラミックコンデンサ |
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| Research Abstract |
Based on the case study of the ceramic capacitor industry, we got two findings. First, as for a diversified firm, the key factor for R & D performance is not necessarily the variety of expert engineers in its R & D organization, but existence of a few central characters who integrate knowledge over various technical fields. Second, as for a specialized firm, it can achieve the same high R & D performance as a large diversified firm does through individual engineer's efforts to extend their technical fields; core engineers gradually cover broader technical fields and build knowledge base at the individual level.
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Research Products
(5 results)
