Efectiveness of a supporting system for research planning using logic model and balanced scorecard

Abstract

Among the basic strategies for promotion of cooperation in innovation among industry, universities and the government, MEXT has proposed the establishment of an innovation ecosystem. Innovation is holistic, and in establishing such a system, it is necessary to take a holistic approach to research and to manage research and development. To support such an approach, the present study examined the introduction of Project & Program Management (P2M) and a supporting system for research planning using the Logic Model and the Balanced Scorecard. Four years after this system was introduced to support engineering research in university, its effectiveness was evident in increases in research achievements such as the numbers of research presentations and research papers. These results also suggested that the Logic Model and the Balanced Scorecard are two tools that can play important roles in integration of multiple technologies and coordination of interests among stakeholders in collaborative research among industry, universities and the government. © 2013 The Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan.