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R&D networking in a pharmaceutical company: Some implications for human resource management
Author(s) -
Albertini Sergio,
Butler Jeff
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
randd management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.253
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1467-9310
pISSN - 0033-6807
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9310.1995.tb01341.x
Subject(s) - human resource management , knowledge management , business , resource (disambiguation) , computer science , operations research , engineering , computer network
A case‐study of the R&D networking activities of Glaxo Group Research was carried out between June and November 1993. Different types of networking situation were identified using a simple 2times2 matrix –‐ the ‘networking uncertainty map’. This paper describes the background to Glaxo's R&D networking activities, introduces and illustrates the uncertainty map and then suggests the implications of each type of network. There are implications in general for R&D management and more specifically for the management of human resources in R&D. Managers might easily apply the uncertainty map to their own R&D networking situations.