The mechanism of the effect of organizational positioning on performances

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25780242
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Management
• Research Institution: Seijo University
• Principal Investigator: Kubota Tatsuya 成城大学, 社会イノベーション学部, 准教授 (20634116)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 研究開発 / イノベーション / 研究開発組織 / 中央研究所 / 事業部研究 / 問題解決プロセス

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this research we explored how the organizational positioning of R&D activities affects problem-solving process and R&D performances. We also demonstrated the mechanism why the R&D in different organizational positioning generates different results. From the comparative case study of four companies, three differences in problem-solving process were identified. These differences stem from differences in the orientation of the researchers and the amount of information from division, both of which are consequences of organizational positioning. From the qualitative study we found significant differences in the orientation between research personnel and development personnel. These differences affect problem-solving process and performances, which supports the result of case study.

Free Research Field

経営学