• DocumentCode
    1414955
  • Title

    The importance of research and development in maintaining technical progress

  • Author

    Smith, M. W.

  • Author_Institution
    Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • Volume
    57
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    1938
  • Firstpage
    484
  • Lastpage
    488
  • Abstract
    Research and development work usually are regarded as highly technical subjects and generally are so treated, but it is recognized that management has a very definite interest in their influence on technical progress, particularly in the industrial fields. This article is presented with this point in mind, and various suggestions and illustrations are offered as to how this kind of activity may be stimulated and more effectively controlled.
  • Keywords
    Companies; Economics; Industries; Laboratories; Research and development;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1938.6431032
  • Filename
    6431032