The game plan for an R D organization can be broken down into strategic levers architecture processes people and portfolio. Together decisions made in each of these categories constitute the R D strategy. R D performance results from the interaction of many different decisions and choices including the size and location of R D facilities the division of labor between various groups the choice of technologies used inside the R D organization the selection of personnel the allocation of resources the design of processes for managing projects and other factors.
Author Abstract An abstract is unavailable at this time. Breaking the Smartphone Addiction by Leslie A. Perlow In her new book Sleeping With Your Smartphone Leslie Perlow explains how high powered consultants Heavy Construction Contractors Email List disconnected from their mobile devices for a few hours every week—and how they became more productive as a result. might help phone addled employees better control their workdays and lives. Editor s note Check out the crowd at a concert a movie a school play a beach—heck even a funeral—and you ll likely see several people sneaking prolonged peeks at their smartphones. They just can t help themselves.
Ringtones and message alerts are siren songs that lure them back to the world of work no matter where they are. Let s face it writes HBS Professor Leslie Perlow. When that phone buzzes few of us have the mental fortitude to ignore it. In her new book Sleeping With Your Smartphone Perlow explains how a small group of high powered consultants made a concerted effort to disconnect from their devices for a few predetermined hours every week—and how they became more productive as a result.