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The Research-on-Research (ROR) Committee was created by the Arlington, Virginia Industrial Research Institute in 1968 to fill in a perceived gap in the arena of technological research and development (R&D). The Committee oversees working groups which examine current research on a particular topic, to identify best practices for effective management of R&D. The working groups, under loose supervision by the Committee, meet several times a year, usually at IRI-sponsored events,. Their findings are typically published in IRI’s bimonthly journal, ''Research-Technology Management'' (''RTM'').〔("A Fresh Look for Research-Technology Management" ), ''International Association for Management of Technology'', Jan. 6, 2012, accessed Feb. 21, 2012.〕 IRI’s ROR meetings provide a forum for practitioners of R&D management and technological innovation to share best practices, current undertakings, and planning at their respective organizations in relation to innovation management. ==History== IRI’s Board of Directors formed an ROR Subcommittee in 1968, following an unsuccessful effort to convince the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish research-on-research centers at U.S. universities. The subcommittee concluded that the field was important enough that the idea should be developed even without NSF support 〔("Former IBM exec is new director for Center for Innovation Management Studies" ), ''NC State University: Poole College of Management'', Sept. 13, 2005, accessed Feb. 21, 2012.〕). A standing committee was created in 1971 to carry out research about the process of research in industry. The first Committee had six members, plus a representative from the IRI Board of Directors. Its first action was to appoint five project subcommittees to address selected topics identified by a 1969 survey that were considered important to the IRI membership. Jason Salsbury, the first chair of the ROR Committee, explained “More than any other area, R&D is managed by policies and practices stemming from folklore rather than facts. Thus, the goal of the ROR Committee is to develop pertinent factual information on a variety of topics about the research process of interest to IRI members, working through its subcommittees.”〔Larson, Charles F. "50 Years of Change in Industrial Research and Technology Management," ''Research-Technology Management'', Vol. 50, No. 1 (January–February 2007).〕 The Committee now supports twelve to fifteen working groups, each focused on a particular area of concern . Each group brings together industry leaders in research, technology, and innovation to collaborate, share experiences, and research case studies to determine best practices in the group’s focus area. .〔"Research-On-Research Reports," ''Research-Technology Management'', Vol. 54, No. 6 (November–December 2011), pp. 49-50.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Research-on-Research Committee」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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