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

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