Title :
Survey on tacit knowledge use in the R&D of Japanese companies
Author :
Shirabe, Masashi ; Niwa, Kiyoshi ; Okuda, Sakae ; Ootsuji, Hisashi
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Arts, Shinshu Univ., Nagano, Japan
Abstract :
Focusing on the use of tacit knowledge, the authors analyze the nature of intellectual activities in the R&D processes of the seven largest electronics companies in Japan using data obtained from a survey. The seven largest Japanese companies are Hitachi, Toshiba, NEC, Mitsubishi, Fujitsu, Matsushita and Sony
Keywords :
electronics industry; research and development management; Fujitsu; Hitachi; Japan; Japanese companies; Matsushita; Mitsubishi; NEC; R&D; R&D processes; Sony; Toshiba; electronics companies; intellectual activities; tacit knowledge use; Art; Automobile manufacture; Books; Europe; Machinery; Manufacturing industries; Manufacturing processes; National electric code; Pulp manufacturing; Research and development;
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.1997.653503
