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| Author: | Chatterji, D. |
| Title: | Accessing external sources of technology |
| Journal: | Research Technology Management
1996 : MAR-APR, VOL. 39:2, p. 48-56 |
| Index terms: | R&D TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION CORPORATE PLANNING |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Interest in capturing external technology is clearly rising within the R&D management community, and companies are exploring many forms of business relationships with external technology sources. However, industry practitioners have experienced a number of problems, the most important being the failure to recognize and manage technology sourcing as a strategic business process. The author offers a conceptual model of this increasingly important business process, and presents a number of useful industry practices, identified by an IRI working group, for planning and organizing search efforts, evaluating merits of identified opportunities, negotiating and finalizing agreements, managing collaborative R&D activities, and ensuring organizational learning and improvement. |
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