Investment In Research And Development

Author : Floriana Cerniglia,Francesco Saraceno
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781800640146

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A European Public Investment Outlook by Floriana Cerniglia,Francesco Saraceno Pdf

This outlook provides a focused assessment of the state of public capital in the major European countries and identifies areas where public investment could contribute more to stable and sustainable growth. A European Public Investment Outlook brings together contributions from a range of international authors from diverse intellectual and professional backgrounds, providing a valuable resource for the policy-making community in Europe to feed their discussion on public investment. The volume both offers sector-specific advice and highlights larger areas which should be prioritized in the policy debate (from transport to social capital, R&D and the environment). The Outlook is structured into two parts: the chapters of Part I respectively explore public investment trends in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Europe as a whole, and illuminate how the legacy of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis is one of insufficient public investment. Part II investigates some areas into which resources could be channelled to reverse the recent trend and provide European economies with an adequate public capital stock. The essays in this outlook collectively foster a broad approach to and definition of public investment, that is today more relevant than ever. Offering up a timely and clear case for the elimination of bias against investment in European fiscal rules, this outlook is a welcome contribution to the European debate, aimed both at policy makers and general readers.

Author : Nicholas S. Vonortas
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781461555117

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Cooperation in Research and Development by Nicholas S. Vonortas Pdf

Cooperation in Research and Development provides an empirical and theoretical analysis of a distinct form of inter-firm collaboration in Research & Development (R&D): research joint ventures (RJVs). Of all types of cooperation, RJVs have received the most attention in both formal industrial organization and science and technology policy literature. The emerging theoretical economic literature on incentives of firms to join RJVs has not been followed by much empirical work. Cooperation in Research and Development attempts to fill the void caused by this lack of consistent data on the rate of RJV formation, RJV characteristics, and RJV member characteristics. Significant attention is paid to the role of RJVs in facilitating `virtual' firm diversification as necessary to pursue particular technological objectives. An effort is also made to blend the reported theoretical and empirical analyses with conceptual models of the process of technological innovation and models of industrial evolution in order to provide answers beyond the reach of the received economic theory. Cooperation in Research and Development should be of interest to academic economists, policy makers, and business representatives. The microeconomic issues the book deals with overlap significantly with the interests of decision makers both in government and business.

Author : Petra Moser
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780226779058

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Economics of Research and Innovation in Agriculture by Petra Moser Pdf

"The challenges facing agriculture are plenty. Along with the world's growing population and diminishing amounts of water and arable land, the gradual increase in severe weather presents new challenges and imperatives for producing new, more resilient crops to feed a more crowded planet in the twenty-first century. Innovation has historically helped agriculture keep pace with earth's social, population, and ecological changes. In the last 50 years, mechanical, biological, and chemical innovations have more than doubled agricultural output while barely changing input quantities. The ample investment behind these innovations was available because of a high rate of return: a 2007 paper found that the median ROI in agriculture was 45 percent between 1965 and 2005. This landscape has changed. Today many of the world's wealthier countries have scaled back their share of GDP devoted to agricultural R&D amid evidence of diminishing returns. Universities, which have historically been a major source of agricultural innovation, increasingly depend on funding from industry rather than government to fund their research. As Upton Sinclair wrote of the effects industry influences, "It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." In this volume of the NBER Conference Report series, editor Petra Moser offers an empirical, applied-economic framework to the different elements of agricultural R&D, particularly as they relate to the shift from public to private funding. Individual chapters examine the sources of agricultural knowledge and investigate challenges for measuring the returns to the adoption of new agricultural technologies, examine knowledge spillovers from universities to agricultural innovation, and explore interactions between university engagement and scientific productivity. Additional analysis of agricultural venture capital point to it as an emerging and future source of resource in this essential domain"--

Author : Chemical Sciences Roundtable,Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1998-11-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309519762

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Assessing the Value of Research in the Chemical Sciences by Chemical Sciences Roundtable,Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council Pdf

This book captures the messages from a workshop that brought together research managers from government, industry, and academia to review and discuss the mechanisms that have been proposed or used to assess the value of chemical research. The workshop focused on the assessment procedures that have been or will be established within the various organizations that carry out or fund research activities, with particular attention to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). The book presents approaches and ideas from leaders in each area that were intended to identify new and useful ways of assessing the value and potential impact of research activities.

Author : Guerra Guerra, Alicia
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781522570752

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Organizational Transformation and Managing Innovation in the Fourth Industrial Revolution by Guerra Guerra, Alicia Pdf

With the growth and advancement of business and industry, there is a growing need for the advancement of the strategies that manage these modernizations. Adaptation to advancement is essential for the success of these organizations and using the proper methods to accomplish this essential adaptation is paramount. Organizational Transformation and Managing Innovation in the Fourth Industrial Revolution provides innovative insights into the management of advancements and the implementation of strategies to accommodate these changes. The content within this publication examines social engagement, cyber-journalism, and educational innovation. It is designed for managers, consultants, academicians, researchers, and professionals, and covers topics centered on the growth of businesses and how they change alongside the economy and infrastructure.

Author : Keith Hampson,Judy A. Kraatz,Adriana X. Sanchez
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-20
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781317685852

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R&D Investment and Impact in the Global Construction Industry by Keith Hampson,Judy A. Kraatz,Adriana X. Sanchez Pdf

R&D Investment and Impact in the Global Construction Industry brings together contributions from leading industry researchers in a diverse group of countries to investigate the role of research and development (R&D) in the construction industry. Investment in R&D is a proven factor in economic growth, and helps develop a more productive and innovative industry. This book explores how policy makers and industry leaders can better target future investment; and how industry and researchers can manage their efforts to improve productivity whilst addressing the environmental and social needs of their communities. Case studies present projects where R&D ideas funded by both the private and public sectors have been translated from research into practice or policy, and examine drivers, successes and barriers to the delivery of R&D in industry. Based on research from members of the CIB Task Group 85 (R&D Investment and Impact) and concluding with key insights for maximising the impact of R&D in the future, the book holds valuable lessons for practitioners, policy makers and researchers across the international construction industry.

Author : Ravinder Kumar Jain,Harry C. Triandis
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0471146137

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Management of Research and Development Organizations by Ravinder Kumar Jain,Harry C. Triandis Pdf

This edition has been completely revised. The authors, noted authorities in the field, focus on ways to improve R&D organization productivity and foster excellence in such companies. They describe how to design jobs, organize hierarchies, resolve conflicts, motivate employees, and create an innovative work environment. Features extensive cross-cultural coverage of European and Pacific Rim R&D organizations and policies which greatly differ from the US. Includes an entirely new section on various strategic planning elements unique to an R&D organization along with a case study.

Author : Anne Marie Knott
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781259860942

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How Innovation Really Works: Using the Trillion-Dollar R&D Fix to Drive Growth by Anne Marie Knott Pdf

Are you spending too much on R&D? Too little? Is your innovation program successful? And how do you measure that success? Your company is spending millions on R&D every year, but despite your best efforts, that R&D isn’t driving growth. If you’re like 95% of firms, you aren’t investing the right amount, and the productivity of your R&D has fallen dramatically over the past several years. That’s because there hasn’t been a universal, uniform, and reliable measure of R&D—until now. First introduced in Anne Marie Knott’s influential Harvard Business Review article, RQTM (Research Quotient) is a revolutionary new tool that measures a company’s R&D capability—its ability to convert investment in R&D into products and services people want to buy or to reduce the cost of producing these. RQ not only tells companies how “smart” they are, it provides a guide for how much they should invest in R&D to ensure that investment will increase revenues, profits, and market value. Armed with insights from her experience as an R&D project manager, 20 years of academic research, and two National Science Foundation grants, Knott devised RQ and used the measure to test common innovation prescriptions across the full spectrum of U.S. companies engaged in R&D. The results are nothing short of game-changing. In this essential guide, you will learn: • how to use RQ to determine which R&D investments are most likely to drive growth—using the hard data you already have to better utilize the innovation tools you’re already using • the 7 misconceptions about innovation trends—and how to avoid the ones that don’t work • how investors can achieve 9x returns in the market and help companies in the process • why corporate—and GDP—growth has stalled and how to restore it without R&D tax credits This book promises to do for innovation and R&D what TQM did for manufacturing and what Sabremetrics did for baseball. It’ll show you How Innovation Really Works—with measurable results you can count on.

Author : Marshall McGowan Hall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Capital investments
ISBN : WISC:89011004322

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Investment in Research and Development by Marshall McGowan Hall Pdf

Author : Bruce L.R. Smith,Claude E. Barfield
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2010-12-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780815720966

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Technology, R&D, and the Economy by Bruce L.R. Smith,Claude E. Barfield Pdf

"How and how much should we seek R&D knowledge to pursue 21st century human and economic goals? The valid options are clearly presented here with incomparable diversity and depth of thought."—Robert W. Galvin, Motorola, Inc. What are the links between technology and the economy? How much does research and development contribute to economic growth and productivity? In 1972, the National Science Foundation sponsored an historic colloquium on research and development and economic growth/productivity. At that time, the entire field of inquiry was in its infancy. Since then, a great deal of research has been devoted to the subject. This authoritative volume revisits the themes of the original conference and summarizes the contributions of research to the economy and society since that time. In this volume, some of the nation's most distinguished economists and science policy specialists assess the current state of knowledge and note the advances since the initial colloquium; examine recent contributions in light of the heightened awareness of the complexity of the R&D process and the increased international competition in many high-technology sectors; and review the broader implications of the contributions of research in areas such as education, health, the environment, and quality of life. They present a broad and up-to-date summary of how R&D and innovation contribute to economic growth and society. Their essays address such issues as the contributions of targeted national research investment, the differences in social and private rates of return from research, the appropriate mix of public and private support for research, and other critical issues. While the book authoritatively answers many questions, new analytical and policy puzzles have arisen. As the nation moves into a new era, the context and assumptions underlying the research system have undergone a transformation. The future roles of industrial research departments, national laboratories, and research universities will be subject to intense debate and scrutiny. This volume presents compelling evidence of the continuing importance of research and technology to vital national goals. In addition to the editors, the contributors are Michael J. Boskin, Harvey Brooks, Susan E. Cozzens, Bronwyn H. Hall, Lawrence J. Lau, Shirley M. Malcom, Edwin Mansfield, Ernest J. Moniz, David C. Mowery, Van Doorn Ooms, Paul Romer, and Charles L. Schultze. Copublished with the American Enterprise Institute

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264239012

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The Measurement of Scientific, Technological and Innovation Activities Frascati Manual 2015 Guidelines for Collecting and Reporting Data on Research and Experimental Development by OECD Pdf

The internationally recognised methodology for collecting and using R&D statistics, the OECD's Frascati Manual is an essential tool for statisticians and science and innovation policy makers worldwide. It includes definitions of basic concepts, data collection guidelines, and classifications ...

Author : Lewis M. Branscomb,James H. Keller
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0262522675

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Investing in Innovation by Lewis M. Branscomb,James H. Keller Pdf

Shortly after taking office in 1993, President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore called for a shift in American technology policy toward an expansion of public investments in partnerships with private industry. The authors of this volume were invited by the Clinton administration to take a hard, nonpartisan look at how successful the new policies have been and to propose ways to make their programs more effective. The first summary report of the team's recommendations was called the "hottest technology policy property on Capitol Hill."This book, an expansion of that report, offers a new set of technology policy principles. The authors use the principles to evaluate many federal research programs and to make recommendations for change. This volume will set the terms of the debate over the national research and innovation policy for years to come.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Engineering
ISBN : LOC:00183666642

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Stimulating Investment in Research and Development by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Federal aid to research
ISBN : UCR:31210012789564

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Investment in Research and Development by United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Engineering
ISBN : PSU:000015457271

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Stimulating Investment in Research and Development by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology Pdf