EXPLORATORY RESEARCH REMAINS ESSENTIAL FOR INDUSTRY

Exploratory research in industrial materials science involves knowledge-building leading to novel materials and processes. Initial applications envisioned by the researcher are seldom successful. Nevertheless, this research often yields important competitive advantages as new opportunities emerge. T...

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Published inResearch technology management Vol. 45; no. 6; pp. 26 - 30
Main Author Beall, George H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Arlington Industrial Research Institute, Inc 01.11.2002
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Case studies
Ceramic materials
Ceramics
Chemical vapor deposition
Corporations
Crystals
Geology
Glass
Glass & glassware industry
Industrial research
Innovations
IRI ACHIEVEMENT AWARD ADDRESS
Laboratories
Lithium
Materials
Metals
Mica
Product development
R&D
Research & development
Scientists
Serendipity
Silver
Strategic management
Technology
United States > US
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Summary:Exploratory research in industrial materials science involves knowledge-building leading to novel materials and processes. Initial applications envisioned by the researcher are seldom successful. Nevertheless, this research often yields important competitive advantages as new opportunities emerge. The time lag involved, however, creates issues for technical managers in the encouragement and rewarding of those who excel in this "fuzzy front end" of the innovation cycle. Long experience at Corning, however, clearly demonstrates that the development of landmark new products is almost always dependent on knowledge gleaned from previous exploratory research.
ISSN:0895-6308
1930-0166
DOI:10.1080/08956308.2002.11671530