Performance evaluation of ITRI

Authors: Po-Yung Chu; Yu-Ling Lin; Hsing-Hwa Hsiung; Tzu-Yar Liu;

Journal: Chia Da Management Review. Dec. 2007, 27(2): 1-27.

Keywords: R&D Institute; Performance Evaluation; Externality; ITRI

Abstract:
A framework is proposed to analyze the performance of the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), a national industry technology development research institution, set up by Taiwan's government in 1973. Financial statements measure short-term and tangible assets. As R&D performance indices are lagging indices, and moreover, they are difficult quantify or measure their external impacts. The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the overall performance of ITRI for the past 30 years. The study first explores internal R&D outputs and the external effects of ITRI, then attempts to model the specific diffusion effects and multiplier impacts.