Introduction: R & D Decisions in Strategy, Policy and Disclosure / Stephen J. Procter, John Hassard and Alice Belcher -- 1. Core Competencies and the Strategic Management of R & D / Rod Coombs -- 2. R & D Initiatives and the Development of Strategic Advantage / Ken Clarke and Martyn Pitt -- 3. The Role of Complementary Assets in Technology Strategy / Julian Lowe and Peter Taylor -- 4. R & D Strategy and the Implications for Management Control / Keith Randle and Frank Currie -- 5. New Views of Innovation and Challenges to R & D Policy / Keith Smith -- 6. From Common Sense to Short-Termism: Reflections on R & D Managers' Perceptions / Istemi Demirag -- 7. High Technology Employment and the Achievement of R & D Spillovers / Zoltan Acs, Felix Fitzroy and Ian Smith -- 8. Performance Implications of Patent Family Size / Gavin Reid and Colin Roberts -- 9. Conflicts of Interest in R & D Collaboration: Negotiating the Function-Performance Link / Nikos Kastrinos