Engineers' Ability and Human Resource Development for Innovative New Product Development

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25380519
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Management
• Research Institution: The University of Kitakyushu
• Principal Investigator: TOTTORIBE Maki 北九州市立大学, 大学院マネジメント研究科, 教授 (80454396)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): HAYASHI Yoichiro 慶應義塾大学, 大学院経営管理研究科, 准教授 (70454395)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 人的資源管理 / キャリア / 人材育成 / 新製品開発 / 創造性

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We examined the relationship between work experience and ability development of innovative engineer. According to previous research, we describe five components of abilities (task domain-relevant ability, creative thinking ability, holistic view of product-relevant knowledge, management ability and intrinsic motivation) for innovative engineer. A result shows that job-rotation within domain enhances task domain-relevant ability, experiences throughout new product development process enhances holistic view of product-relevant knowledge and experiences stimulated by leaders enhances management ability. These findings suggest that engineers’ ability can be developed by those work experiences.

Free Research Field

人的資源管理