Organization of R&D: An Evaluation of Best Practices

PRADOSH NATH & NATESA MRINALINI are both senior scientists at the national institute of science technology in New Dehli. The authors have published their findings in international journals on issues related to knowledge management. Pradosh Nath has also co-edited a book about strategy for developing countries.

• Origins of Research and Technology Organisations, Different Models that have Developed WAITRO Study, Main Focus, Methodology, Limitations Achievements of an Industrial Research Organisation in Terms of its Effectiveness Types and Nature of Practices Adopted by RTO's for Accessing and Developing Human Resources Two Exercises in Benchmarking of RTO's Comparing an Effective RTO with Characteristics of a Learning Organisation