A New Approach to Assess the Technological Complexity of Different Categories of R&D (with Examples from Singapore)
Publication Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
4-2003
Abstract
This paper attempts to develop a set of generic questions the answers to which allow any given R&D activity to be correctly classified in one or another conventional R&D box—basic, applied, development, etc. Such systematic pigeon-holing allows latecomer countries to gauge the distance of their R&D activity from the world frontier, and how policies may be designed to overcome the hurdle that divides applied research and developmental research.
Keywords
Technological capabilities, Research and development classification, Multinational corporations, Government policy
Discipline
Strategic Management Policy | Technology and Innovation
Research Areas
Operations Management
Publication
Research Policy
Volume
32
Issue
4
First Page
553
Last Page
572
ISSN
0048-7333
Identifier
10.1016/s0048-7333(02)00080-x
Publisher
Elsevier
Citation
Amsden, A. and Tschang, Ted Feichin.
A New Approach to Assess the Technological Complexity of Different Categories of R&D (with Examples from Singapore). (2003). Research Policy. 32, (4), 553-572.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/2284