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  • initialism business, government Research and development; a department within a company (or governmental division) dedicated to that task, or the fiscal category that represents it in fiscal reporting.

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Examples

  • On the razor's edge of dividend policy, companies and their leaders must balance the competing demands for long term R&D and immediate payout for shareholders.

    unknown title 2011

  • Pfizer's long term R&D prospects aren't any better after it wrings all the efficiencies it can out of its $64 billion merger with Wyeth Labs, announced six weeks ago.

    BusinessWeek.com -- 2009

  • Another school of thought stresses the role of education, training, and R&D, that is, the role of investment in “human capital” in achieving modernization.

    THE MORAL DIMENSION Amitai Etzioni 1988

  • Another school of thought stresses the role of education, training, and R&D, that is, the role of investment in “human capital” in achieving modernization.

    THE MORAL DIMENSION Amitai Etzioni 1988

  • The R&D was a little lighter at the back half of the year, but then we've got the acquisitions coming in.

    unknown title 2011

  • The U.S. energy sector spends a miniscule 0.3% of revenue on R&D, which is far less than other industries typically invest in R&D, according to Battelle Memorial Institute's

    Forbes.com: News William Pentland 2010

  • The U.S. energy sector spends a miniscule 0.3% of revenue on R&D, which is far less than other industries typically invest in R&D, according to Battelle Memorial Institute's

    Venture Capital Accelerates Move into Cleantech, So What? - William Pentland - Clean Beta - Forbes 2010

  • As I have noted previously, sales are classified as R&D until the units pass qualification, at which time they'll be classified as product sales.

    unknown title 2008

  • Building this self-funding model lets the IT organization invest in areas traditionally difficult to get funded, such as R&D and infrastructure refreshes.

    Ten Crafty Technology Strategies SmallBizResource.com 2006

  • Functional departments such as R&D, marketing, and manufacturing exist to provide teams with qualified people; they are not “steps” in the development process.

    Grow To Be Great Dwight L. Gertz João P. A. Baptista 1995

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