Abstract
This paper proposes an approach of Behavioral Scientific Analysis (BSA) for R&D activities in the firm. This approach has been found to be very useful for an efficient management of R&D activities. The BSA categorizes the researcher's activities in R&D processes, as well to try to exhibit the performance of the R&D activities. The Milestone Method, which measures qualitative performance, is discussed here. The BSA tries to explain which activities are the most effective for the best performance of the R&D. The paper includes actual data from the activities done by four researchers who work at the same laboratory in a firm. Their daily activities and their performance were recorded for about one year. It is important to notice that each researcher has a different R&D theme. The BSA studied in this paper proposes four patterns for effective R&D activities. The most effective activity pattern may be decided considering the R&D stage, the researcher's familiarity with the R&D theme, and other characteristics of the R&D theme. I hope the discussion about the BSA presented in this paper will stimulate further developments in the new area of efficient management of R&D.
