The Foundations of Industrial Research and Development | |
Edison, The Founding Father | |
Do-it-yourselfers, Inventors and Scientists | |
A Few Definitions | |
On the History of Industrial R&D | |
Prior to World War I | |
Between the Wars | |
After World War II | |
Too Much R&D? An Exploration | |
Electronics and Competition | |
Thirty Industrial Giants | |
The Growth of R&D and the Acceleration Trap | |
Technology and the Product Life Cycle | |
Shorter Product Life Cycles | |
On the Emergence of Shorter Product Life Cycles | |
Strategies of Technology Leaders and Followers | |
On the Significance of Shorter Product Life Cycles | |
The Acceleration Trap | |
Concluding Remarks | |
Implications of the Acceleration Trap | |
The Acceleration Trap and Business Risk | |
The Acceleration Trap and Value Added | |
The Acceleration Trap and Market Dynamics | |
The Acceleration Trap and Manufacturer Responsibility | |
Closing Comments | |
The R&D Spiral | |
Securing the Future | |
Driven by Competitors | |
R&D and Arms Escalation A Parallel | |
Conclusions | |
Hypotheses | |
Ending the R&D Escalation | |
Recommendations | |
Bibliography | |
Index | |
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