Measuring the unmeasurable: a country's non-R&D expenditure on product service innovation

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The measure of non-R&D activities such as patent and license acquisition, trial production, tooling-up, personnel training, design, market research, and investment in new production capacity has been unsuccessfully undertaken in a survey conducted by the European Commission and Eurostat. Using an alternative method, an estimate for the 1992 innovation expenditure for manufacturing and service industries in the Netherlands is made. Results show product-related R&D accounts for the biggest share of product and service innovation expenditures.

Market Research, Netherlands, Surveys, Science and technology policy, European Union. European Commission. Statistical Office

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Crafting the virtual prototype: how firms integrate knowledge and capabilities across organisational boundaries

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Research into the introduction of Integrated Software Technologies in Product Development is presented. Attention is given to the significant impact of advanced software-based prototyping methods on the practice and outcome of experimental and prototyping work. It is concluded that effective coordination demands the formation of translation routines.

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Short-term economic incentives in new product development

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The use of variable compensation is examined to motivate new development managers and its impact upon the performance of new product development projects is studied using data from 56 projects. This study finds a positive and significance relationship between the short-term economic incentives and project performance.

United States, Science & research, Personnel administration, Market Research & Product Development, Analysis, Compensation and benefits, Employee incentives, Managers, Time to market

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