Abstract
While outsourcing is recognized as an effective means of management in many areas, few discussions have been made on outsourcing in R&D. The present paper overviews outsourcing in R&D with emphasis on its implication, relationship to technological strategy, and requirements in its implementation. One of the obstacles in outsourcing of R&D in Japan is the fact that the activities of research organizations as the partner are little known. The paper presents SRI International, based on California, USA, as an example of such organizations.
