Absorptive capacity:does progressive R&D lead to better product development?

Aug. 25, 2006
Do companies that work on forward-thinking R&D projects make better products that offer them a competitive advantage?  This working paper by Harvard Business School professor Daniel Snow proposes that R&D innovators are much better at incorporating elements from their R&D into current product development.  He focuses on automobile actuators and EPA emissions standards.  Are there any lessons here for pharmaceutical process development?
Do companies that work on forward-thinking R&D projects make better products that offer them a competitive advantage?  This working paper by Harvard Business School professor Daniel Snow proposes that R&D innovators are much better at incorporating elements from their R&D into current product development.  He focuses on automobile actuators and EPA emissions standards.  Are there any lessons here for pharmaceutical process development?
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