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Research paper−154−Synthesiology - English edition Vol.2 No.2 pp.154-164 (Oct. 2009) In this paper, we shall focus on the PAN (polyacrylonitrile) carbon fiber, which is an example where the research result of a public institution was recognized widely by society and revolutionized industry. We shall investigate the process of this significant innovation by comparing the activities mainly of the researchers at the Goernment Industrial Research Institute, Osaka (GIRIO) that was part of the Agency of Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Ministry of International Trade and Industry, and the actual course of events of the PAN carbon fiber research in the following perspectives:(1) Researchers’ mind(2) Mind of researchers and research management involved in setting the research theme(3) Transmission and reception of the research results(4) Human and information network for utilizing the research resultsAlso, we attempted to derive an innovation model by organizing the process.Here, we shall not discuss the processes of technological transfer of the manufacturing and assessment methods of PAN carbon fiber to corporation and the following evolution into essential material through the corporate efforts in creating composite material[1]-[3].Starting from the conclusion, the innovation of PAN carbon fiber occurred because the organic collaboration of the research elements took place in the manner of “excited 1 Introduction“Research” varies by age and by field. Therefore, the results born from the researches may be “results whose relationship with society can be seen in short-term, those that require long-term, and those that are both.” Therefore, if they are categorized under one phrase “research useful to society,” one may lose sight of the essence. Moreover, there is often a gap between the “useful” perceived by the researcher and the “useful” construed by society.If this is true, the most useful approach in considering the innovation model (methodology for producing innovation) is to investigate the process of innovation for a case study where the research was actually found to be useful in society, after some time has elapsed. At least, if there are guidelines for actions that can be applied to the present for some technology transfer process, we believe it is useful to study such process to learn the way the research was conducted and how the information was transmitted. Of course, the social background and other conditions may differ, and some elements may not be helpful even if they are reproduced accurately. However, we believe it is possible to extract the essential mechanism of how the research results were transmitted to society and the system in which this transmission occurred effectively, including how the research was conducted, its focal point, and awareness of the supervisor and peers (including companies).- An excited-oscillation management model - Osamu Nakamura1*, Tsuguyori Ohana2, Masato Tazawa3, Shinji Yokota4, Wataru Shinoda5, Osamu Nakamura6 and Junji Itoh71. Evaluation Division, AIST Tsukuba Central 2, Umezono1-1-1, Tsukuba 305-8568, Japan *E-mail : , 2. Advanced Manufacturing Research Institute, AIST Tsukuba Central 5, Higashi 1-1-1, Tsukuba 305-8565, Japan, 3. Materials Research Institute for Sustainable Development, AIST Anagahora 2266-98, Shimoshidami, Moriyama-ku, Nagoya 463-8560, Japan, 4. Research and Innovation Promotion Office, AIST Kasumigaseki 1-3-1, Chiyoda-ku 100-8921, Japan, 5. Research Institute for Computational Sciences, AIST Tsukuba Central 2, Umezono1-1-1, Tsukuba 305-8568, Japan, 6. Science and Technology Promotion Bureau, Nagasaki Prefectural Government, 2-13 Edo-machi, Nagasaki 850-8570, Japan, 7. AIST Board of Trustees, AIST Tsukuba Central 2, Umezono1-1-1, Tsukuba 305-8568, JapanReceived original manuscript March 9, 2009, Revisions received May 27, 2009, Accepted May 27, 2009We have investigated the processes of invention of PAN (Polyacrylonitrile) carbon fiber and its technology transfer to private companies. From this investigation and analysis, we have found a new R&D management model, named “excited-oscillation model”. This model suggests that both the top-down management and the personal motivation should be in phase and synergetic with each other. In this paper, the results and concept of the above model are described in detail.Study on the PAN carbon-fiber-innovation for modeling a successful R&D managementKeywords : PAN-based carbon fiber, innovation model, technology transfer, management[Translation from Synthesiology, Vol.2, No.2, p.159-169 (2009)]

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