Dear Sir/Madam,
You are invited to participate in a survey about organisational culture and its relationship with R&D activities. Your participation in the survey is very important.
Thank you very much for your time and support. Please start with the survey now by clicking on the Continue button below.
Please state your gender:
Length of service in the organisation:
Highest academic qualification:
PART B: ORGANISATIONAL DETAILS
Type of R&D organisation:
Size of organisation workforce (No. of employees):
How long has the organisation been operating?
A multinational corporation is one that spans multiple nations; these corporations are often very large. Such companies have offices, factories or branch plants in different countries. They usually have a centralised head office where they coordinate global management.
Area of research:
PART C: RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
Listed below are the main reasons why organisations conduct R&D activities. Please rate the importance of each reason to your organisation according to the scale below:
Please rate, using the scale below, the estimated composition of the type of R&D activities being carried out in your organisation.
The definition of each type of R&D activities can be found below.
Basic research- Theoretical or experimental research conducted to develop hypothesis (or theories) to acquire new knowledge on phenomena (or observable) facts without directly giving consideration to specific application or uses.
Applied research- Research which aims to explore the possibility of new applications in the form of devices, processes or applications that may be derived from basic research.
Experimental development- The application of knowledge acquired from applied research with the aim of improving the efficiency or capacity of a new material, equipment, system or process. It includes conceptual formulation, design, and testing of products/processes/services alternatives, the construction of prototypes, and the operation of initial scaled-down systems or pilot plants.
Listed below are some metrics of R&D Input. R&D Input is the mount of resources used to produce R&D output. Using the scale below, kindly rate how important each metric is to your organisation when measuring R&D activities.
Listed below are metrics that are commonly used to measure the effectiveness and efficiency of the R&D processes . Using the scale below, kindly rate how important each metric is to your organisation when measuring R&D activities.
Listed below are some metrics of R&D Output . R&D Output is what the R&D organisation produces. Using the scale below, kindly rate how important each metric is to your organisation when measuring R&D activities.
PART D: NORMS AND VALUES AT THE WORK PLACE
To what extent do you agree with the following statements? Please rate your response according to the scale below.
In the course of your work, how often do you interact and network with the following parties? Please rate your response according to the scale below.
Please indicate the extent to which the following statements are true of the Chief Executive Officer (or equivalent) of your company. Please rate your response according to the scale below.
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