Some Evidence on the Accuracy of Forecasts for R & D Projects

• Main Author: THOMAS, Howard
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 1971
• Subjects: Forecasting; research and development; financial appraisals; project evaluation; Business; Strategic Management Policy; Technology and Innovation
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/3927; https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9310.1971.tb00664.x
• Institution: Singapore Management University

In recent years many formal attempts, e.g. Baker & Pound, (1964), have been made to help R & D management assess the worth of R & D projects and select those most worthy of inclusion in the R & D programme. Most of these attempts are based on financial appraisals of a project's...