<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The objective of this research is to empirically compare the management that is most suitable for radical innovation with that needed for incremental innovation. The relationship between the results of research and development and management styles was surveyed using a questionnaire. Respondents included research and development leaders in Japanese manufacturing, with special attention given to the differences between radical innovation and incremental innovation. Results verified, in an integrated way, the management and leadership factors, taking into consideration the differences arising from the object under analysis and the environmental factors.</p></abstract>

The objective of this research is to empirically compare the management that is most suitable for radical innovation with that needed for incremental innovation. The relationship between the results of research and development and management styles was surveyed using a questionnaire. Respondents included research and development leaders in Japanese manufacturing, with special attention given to the differences between radical innovation and incremental innovation. Results verified, in an integrated way, the management and leadership factors, taking into consideration the differences arising from the object under analysis and the environmental factors.

An Empirical Study Regarding Radical Innovation, Research and Development Management, and Leadership

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The objective of this research is to empirically compare the management that is most suitable for radical innovation with that needed for incremental...

An Empirical Study Regarding Radical Innovation, Research and Development Management, and Leadership

Article Category: Original Scientific Paper

Published Online: Jun 27, 2017

Page range: 22 - 31

Received: Oct 01, 2016

Accepted: May 01, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ngoe-2017-0009

Keywords
radical innovation, incremental innovation, research and development management, leadership, size of the firm, technology life cycle, kinds of goods

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

An Empirical Study Regarding Radical Innovation, Research and Development Management, and Leadership

Article Category: Original Scientific Paper

Published Online: Jun 27, 2017

Page range: 22 - 31

Received: Oct 01, 2016

Accepted: May 01, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ngoe-2017-0009

Keywordsradical innovation, incremental innovation, research and development management, leadership, size of the firm, technology life cycle, kinds of goods

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
radical innovation, incremental innovation, research and development management, leadership, size of the firm, technology life cycle, kinds of goods