The Journal of Science Policy and Research Management
Online ISSN : 2432-7123
Print ISSN : 0914-7020
On the Contribution of Research and Development Activities to the Output of an Industrial Corporation : Part 2 Results of Simulation Analysis
Kazuhiko NINOMIYA
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1992 Volume 6 Issue 2_3 Pages 167-175

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Two sets of mathematical model for analysis are introduced to simplify the simulation procedure by employing an appropriate approximation. Several pieces of new information are obtained on the interrelation between the managerial indices and the parameters relating to the managerial policy after simulation analyses. The amount of profit before tax is found to reach the maximum at a certain combination of values for the related parameters, and it is estimated for most of the Japanese industrial corporations that this condition is almost fulfilled through the ceaseless efforts made in managerial optimization. It is theoretically concluded that the ratio of the marginal revenue to the expenditure for research and development would converge to a certain universal value after a spontaneous procedure of optimization in the market mechanism, and the optimum amount for the expenditure for research and development is estimated therefrom to be about 12% of the amount of the marginal revenue.
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1992 Japan Society for Research Policy and Innovation Management
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