2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
An Assessment of Innovation Inducement Contest
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22830122
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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 | Kwansei Gakuin University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2011
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| Keywords | イノベーション |
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| Research Abstract |
Research and development (R&D) contests have gainedpopularity in recent years. Witnessing the apparent success of recent cases, particularlythose designed in the development and commercialization stage of R&D activities (e.g.U.S. DARPA’s Grand Challenge and the Ansari X Prize), academic researchers havealso begun initiating R&D contests. Empirical studies have scarcely investigated theimpacts of R&D contests on research activities in basic and applied R&D stages todate. This study empirically analyzes the performance of researchers participating inthe RoboCup, a robot soccer contest that has been held annually since 1997. Theresults show that researchers benefit from participation in the R&D contest althoughthey may sacrifice research performance temporarily.
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Research Products
(2 results)
