Factors Affecting Research and Development’ Success in Food Industries

Abstract2
Research and Development (R&D) units have an important role in creation of
knowledge and technology, emergence of innovative ideas, reforming processes
and technical methods and providing bases for entrepreneurship development in all
kind of businesses. Accordingly, economical firms and businesses tend to the
creating and developing R&D. In food industries also, managers paid attention to
the importance of R&D and tried to create new R&D units. Based on previous
researches, different kinds of internal and external factors affecting the success of
R&D units. In this study, the concept and functions of R&D units have been
discussed and in another part, the most important factors affecting the success of
R&D units in Iranian food industries have been assessed. The statistical population
consisted of managers of R&D units in food industry enterprise countrywide. 72
persons were selected as sample using random sampling. Also, a questionnaire was
used as the major tool for data gathering that its validity was confirmed by panel of
expert. The principal components consisted of three main intra-organizational
factors: Human factors, procedural factors and structural factors. Based on the
main research findings, it was recommended some suggestions for improvement of
the factors to achieve a higher degree of effectiveness in the related R&D systems
in food industry in Iran.