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Time at R&D Work

Types and strategies of time in the collaborative development of a chemical technology

Helsinki School of Economics, Department of Marketing and Management, PO Box 1210, FIN-00101 Helsinki, Finland, Sari.Yli-Kauhaluoma{at}hse.fi

This article seeks to increase understanding of the temporal aspects in technological innovation processes. Based on an empirical case, the aim is first to identify various types of time and then to study how R&D professionals in chemistry interact with time as they collaborate in developing and applying technological inventions. The article suggests that the distribution of work to collaborators can be seen as an attempt to extend the time resources in a project. Furthermore, participation of R&D professionals in short-term projects can be seen as an attempt to build long-term collaborative relationships. The study participates in a debate on how people in an R&D context approach collaboration from the time perspective.

Key Words: chemical technology • collaboration • interaction • R&D work • time

Time & Society, Vol. 18, No. 1, 130-153 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0961463X08099948


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