Kazuya Okamoto（著者）：Kazuya Okamoto　　Professor, Graduate School of Management of Technology,
NipponInstituteofTechnology, VisitingProfessor, Yamaguchi University, and Guest
Professor, Institute for NanoScience Design, Osaka University.

This book is written as an introductory text for business leaders who currently
manage research and development (R&D) organizations or those who aim to do so in the future.
In this book, we depict the picture of the ideal company for the future and describe
how R&D management should be conducted within that image.

【table of contents】
Session 0
1. Technology Management and R&D Management

Session I: Overview of Research and Development Management
2. R&D Management Method
3. Organization of R&D Management
4. Technology Development and R&D Strategy

Session II: Research and Development Proposals and
Practices
5. Technology Roadmapping
6. R&D Projects and Specific Planning Methods, and Selection and Evaluation Methods
7. Portfolio Management and Intellectual Property Strategy

Session III: Organization Building and Human Resource
Development in R&D
8. The Essence of Creativity
9. Organization and Human Resource Development in R&D Investment
10. Research and Development Finance
11. Ethics for Research and Development Professionals

Session IV: Long-Term Vision for Research and Development
12. Innovation Management