NDLI: A comparison of individual and team research performance: A study of patents in III

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Lien-An Hsu Kun-Hong Lee Chien-Chiang Lin
Copyright Year	2010
Description	Author affiliation: Department of Business Administration, Shih Hsin University, Taiwan (Chien-Chiang Lin) \|\| Institute of Information Industry, Taiwan (Kun-Hong Lee) \|\| Center of Creativity and Innovation Studies, National Chengchi University, Taiwan (Lien-An Hsu)
Abstract	Individual and team efforts are the two widely accepted forms of conducting R&D activities in organizations. Based on an analysis of 10 years of patent records from the Institute for Information Industry (III, a prestigious national research institute in Taiwan), the authors found that individual and team efforts are both productive approaches to organizing the research. However, in what circumstances will a researcher or a research team outperform its counterpart? This study purports to answer this question. The authors conducted 9 face to face interviews with patent owners; among them, three were both individual and team patent owners. The analysis revealed that individual researchers are more efficient than research teams in applying patents; however, research teams are superior to individual researchers in terms of passing rate and quality of patents granted. The coverage of a patent is the most important determinant of the organizing approach, while the characteristic of the project management system of III is the second important determinant. Team size, team composition, and voluntary members are also key determinants of research team effectiveness. The most effective teams are consisted of 2–4 members, including at least one experienced member. And there are many patent owners who prefer team approach only. No matter conducted by an individual or a team, the initial idea of a R&D project was generally derived from routine meetings or through casual colleague exchanges and proposed by one or two individuals. Being a possible patent, the initial idea has to be worked out through several phases and to obtain outside help.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	6
File Size	447218
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424482030
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2010-07-18
Publisher Place	Thailand
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	PICMET (Portland Intl conf on Manage
Subject Keyword	Patents Technological innovation Proposals Book reviews Meteorology Interviews Presses
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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