This Open Access book provides a detailed account of firms' research and development (R&D)
management practices and whether and how R&D management practices are associated with the
success and the nature (explorative or exploitive) of innovation using a unique survey of
firms in Japan. While there is wide agreement that innovation is a key determinant for growth
of firms there are few studies that systematically and quantitatively investigate what firms
do in their R&D management to create innovation. Utilizing insights from theoretical and
empirical studies on innovation the authors focus on the following four aspects of R&D
management: the organizational structure of R&D staged project management for R&D projects
compensation and incentive schemes for R&D personnel and a firm's risk preferences and
corporate culture. The authors examine whether and how R&D management practices are linked to
the likelihood of firms' success in making product innovations and the choice between
explorative and exploitive innovation. The book furnishes vital information that can be used as
a reference for future theoretical and empirical analyses of R&D management practices and
innovation. This monograph is highly recommended to academics and practitioners who seek an
in-depth and detailed analysis of R&D management. This is an open access book.
