Abstract
It is suggested that there is reason to suppose that small and medium-sized manufacturing companies (SMEs) are dependent to a growing degree on R&D cooperation, this being governed by the size and direction of a company's technological orientation. The industrial integration of heterogeneous technologies, which is gaining more and more importance and is reflected in a verifiable increase in R&D cooperation among companies in the industrialized nations, is also drawing SMEs into its wake. Nevertheless R&D cooperation is not a goal in and of itself, but rather one measure among many for attaining ambitious innovation objectives. The most important reason for establishing relationships with third parties for R&D cooperation is the entry of a company into a completely new area of technology. Important prerequisites for successful R&D cooperation by small and medium-sized companies are examined.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Technology Management |
| Subtitle of host publication | the New International Language |
| Editors | Dundar F. Kocaoglu, Kiyoshi Niwa |
| Place of Publication | Piscataway, NJ |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| Pages | 709-712 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0-7803-0161-7 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 1992 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology, PICMET 1991 - Portland, United States Duration: 27 Oct 1991 → 31 Oct 1991 |
Conference
| Conference | Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology, PICMET 1991 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Portland |
| Period | 27/10/91 → 31/10/91 |
Keywords
- Commerce
- Manufacturing industries
- Research and development management
- Technology transfer