Business R&D and Innovation Survey – Revised Questions for Testing
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1. What was the total worldwide research and experimental $__________
development (R&D) expense for your company in 2014?
2. Does the amount reported in Question 1 include any of the
following costs? Yes No
Collaborative R&D that was reimbursed by business partners, □ □
such as through cost-sharing agreements
R&D paid for by government or private foundation grants □ □
Technical services not an integral part of an R&D project (such as □ □
product support provided by R&D employees)
Bid and proposal costs □ □
Expense your company claimed resulting from the acquisition of □ □
another company with unfinished R&D projects (in-process R&D)
Non-experimental product development, where the design of new □ □
products does not require the resolution of scientific or
technological uncertainty
3. If you answered "Yes" to any of the costs in Question 2, $__________
what was the amount of these costs that was included in your
response to Question 1?
4. Subtract Question 3 from Question 1 and enter the result here. $__________
This is the total R&D paid for by your company in 2014.
5. How much of the amount reported in Question 4 was for the following categories?
Research - the planned, systematic pursuit of new knowledge $__________
or understanding
Experimental Development - the systematic use of research and $__________
practical experience to produce new or significantly improved goods,
services, or processes
What is Research and Experimental Development (R&D)?
Research and experimental development (R&D) is planned, creative work aimed at discovering new knowledge or developing new or significantly improved goods and services. This includes:
Activities aimed at acquiring new knowledge or understanding without specific immediate commercial applications or uses (basic research);
Activities aimed at solving a specific problem or meeting a specific commercial objective (applied research); and
Systematic use of research and practical experience to produce new or significantly improved goods, services, or processes (experimental development).
The term R&D does NOT include expenditures for:
Non-experimental product development, where new products are distinguished by innovations in design that do not require the resolution of scientific or technological uncertainty.
Non-experimental pre-production development, such as the manufacture of test units to achieve regulatory or customer approval of a new product.
Costs for routine product testing, quality control, and technical services unless they are an integral part of an R&D project
Market research
Efficiency surveys or management studies
Literary, artistic, or historical projects, such as films, music, or books and other publications
Prospecting or exploration for natural resources
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