Title: R&D project selection in Hong Kong, Korea and Japan

Authors: Soung Hie Kim, Keebom Kang

Addresses: Department of Industrial Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, Korea. ' Department of Operations Research, US Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, USA

Abstract: Growth of technology in small industries of a developing country is essential to the economy of the country. Due to the lack of resources in small industries, the selection of R&D projects must be carefully evaluated. This paper illustrates the important factors for the selection of research and development projects, and their relationships to technology innovation in the Asian countries.

Keywords: project selection; research and development; R&D projects; technological innovation; Hong Kong; Japan; Korea; small firms; technology management.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.1989.026026

International Journal of Technology Management, 1989 Vol.4 No.6, pp.673 - 679

Published online: 26 May 2009 *

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