 Tcg R&D NetworksJohn Mathews Industry and Innovation, 1993, vol. 1, issue 1, 65-74 Abstract: Whilst inter-organisational networks are increasingly significant in making production systems more flexible and responsive, these organisational arrangements could be even more important in other phases of the production cycle, and particularly in new product development. The literature on R&D and technological innovation has come to stress the role that 'networks of innovators' play in the R&D, product development and marketing phase of technological innovation. This 'fusion-network' model stands in marked contrast to the previously dominant model of innovation which envisaged the process as a linear sequence from one technology to another, with R&D conducted as a proprietary activity within a single firm. The Australian high-technology group TCG, which operates internally as a cluster of autonomous small firms, has developed a unique 'triangular' approach to fusion networking, which has now been perfected through several successful experiences with leading firms. Case studies of the approach are described, and its significance as an industry development strategy is analysed. Date: 1993 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:taf:indinn:v:1:y:1993:i:1:p:65-74 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1080/13662719300000006 Access Statistics for this article Industry and Innovation is currently edited by Associate Professor Mark Lorenzen More articles in Industry and Innovation from Taylor & Francis Journals |
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