Title :
Performance factors of international R&D projects
Author :
Sicotte, Hélène ; Préfontaine, Lise
Author_Institution :
Quebec Univ., Montreal, Que., Canada
Abstract :
A comparative study of national versus international research projects was conducted in a large corporate research centre. Factors most associated with performance for both types of projects are quality and extent of communications, use of integrative mechanisms, adequacy of resources, motivation of research teams and product value. In international projects, functional excellence also contributes to higher performance
Keywords :
human resource management; project engineering; project management; research and development management; communications; corporate research centre; functional excellence; integrative mechanisms; international R&D projects; performance factors; product value; research team motivation; resources adequacy; Disaster management; Globalization; Mesons; Outsourcing; Product development; Project management; Protection; Research and development; Research and development management; Technology management;
Conference_Titel :
Innovation in Technology Management - The Key to Global Leadership. PICMET '97: Portland International Conference on Management and Technology
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3574-0
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.1997.653748
