Improving industrial R&D practices with social and ethical aspects: Aligning key performance indicators with social and ethical aspects in food technology R&D

Steven M. Flipse, Maarten C.A. van der Sanden and Patricia Osseweijer

Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2014, vol. 85, issue C, 185-197

Abstract: Policy makers encourage integrating Social and Ethical Aspects (SEAs) in Research and Development (R&D) for the responsible development and deployment of future and emerging technologies, including Nanotechnology and Life Sciences. However, R&D project leaders in industry generally do not integrate SEAs explicitly in their daily practice. Furthermore, to what extent SEAs improve R&D remains unclear. We carried out a comparative research case study to assess to what extent R&D projects can be measurably improved through the integration of SEAs.

Keywords: Innovation management; Midstream Modulation; Wageningen Innovation Assessment Tool; Science & technology studies; Social and Ethical Aspects; Project management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2013.08.009

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