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Toward an integrative organizational framework for outsourced R&D efficiency

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Integrating Research with Development (R&D) by industrial firms in the early twentieth century was the first step of industrial R&D. Industrial R&D, is nowadays considered as a high resource consumer, in time, money and human work, with a high risk of non-return on investment. Nevertheless R&D divisions are the only way for companies to innovate and keep competitive. So, measuring productivity and added value of R&D division has become a major issue. We are interested in how the R&D articulation allows to convert scientific issues in product prototypes and finally in product innovation. A specific point of interest lays in how an effective measurement framework could improve R&D productivity.

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  1. Altran Technologies Boulevard Sébastien Brand, 67400, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France

    Florian Pereme & Jean Pierre Radoux

  2. Université de Strasbourg, 3-5 rue de l’université, 67000, Strasbourg, France

    Florian Pereme & Bertrand Rose

  3. INSA Strasbourg, 16 Boulevard de la victoire, 67000, Strasbourg, France

    Virginie Goepp

  4. ICube UMR CNRS 7357, 16 Boulevard de la victoire, 67000, Strasbourg, France

    Florian Pereme, Bertrand Rose & Virginie Goepp

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Pereme, F., Rose, B., Goepp, V. et al. Toward an integrative organizational framework for outsourced R&D efficiency. Int J Interact Des Manuf 12, 1515–1525 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12008-017-0454-4

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