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Joint R&D Projects ...

Arranz, N.; Arroyabe, J. C., "Joint R&D Projects as Complex Systems: A Framework of Analysis," Engineering Management, IEEE Transactions on , vol.55, no.4, pp.552-565, Nov. 2008
Abstract: This paper proposes a model to analyze joint R&D projects from a systemic approach. We argue that joint R&D projects are an economic and organizational reality that can be studied through their two principal aspects: from the perspective of the process developed to fulfill the objectives of the project and from the point of view of the network of partners constituted to undertake the project. We define the joint R&D project as a sociotechnical system in interaction with its environment and explain it through three subsystems: technological, structural, and governance. Using a sample of 202 European institutions involved in a wide range of joint R&D projects, this study provides empirical evidence to explain joint R&D projects through the separate study of each subsystem and their characteristic variables. Our results show interrelatedness of subsystems and the factors that determine the structure and governance of joint projects, including practical implications that may be useful for their running and management.
URL: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=4626394&isnumber=4653631

EC FP7 ICT 09-10

ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/fp7/ict/docs/ict-wp-2009-10_en.pdf

innovation metrics mckinsey

http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/McKinsey_Global_Survey_Results_Assessing_innovation_metrics_2243

R&D 100

http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/nov08/6929

R&D Goes Global
R&D 100 Graph-o-Matic
Our annual R&D 100 list, compiled by Standard & Poor's, found that the developed nations still continue to dominate, with the United States, Japan, Germany, and the United Kingdom accounting for more than three-quarters of the R&D spending. Our R&D 100 Graph-o-Matic gives you access to seven years' worth of spending data. 

Economists: Innovation Opportunities Arising in Healthcare, Energy

http://www.innosight.com/blog/270-economists-innovation-opportunities-arising-in-healthcare-energy.html

'Innovator's Guide to Growth' Reviewed from a Technology Perspective

http://www.innosight.com/blog/260-innovators-guide-to-growth-reviewed-from-a-technology-perspective.html