高科技產業的研發活動具有高度知識與專業特性,因此研發主管大部份是由優秀的研發人員升任。然而,企業所期待的管理能力並非是與生俱來的,而是必需經過不斷地學習與經驗累積,才能成為卓越的管理者。對於企業經營者和優秀的研發人員而言,研發主管所需具備的管理職能,即是倍受經營者的重視以及研發人員所關切的主要課題。 本研究以高科技產業的研發主管為研究對象。研究方法主要透過文獻彙整研發主管所需具備之職能項目,並訪談10位高科技產業界主管、人力資源專家與學者,彙整出23項研發主管的職能項目。透過KJ法(Kawakita Jiro Method)將職能項目進行歸類與職能構面之命名,以進行後續的問卷調查。本研究透過層級分析法比較研發主管的職能構面,並計算各構面之權重及其重要程度。 本研究實證結果發現,研發主管在職能構面上的重要程度依序為「研發管理技能」、「領導統御技能」、「客戶關係維繫」、「個人技能」與「個人特質」。而其中「管理溝通能力」、「人際技能」、「激勵與鼓舞」、「團隊領導力」與「創新能力」等細目為整體層級最重要之職能評估指標。本研究結果可提供企業經營者於遴選研發主管,以及優秀的研發人員升任研發主管之參考。
The research and development (R&D) activities in high-tech industries are with domain-specific knowledge and professionalism. Many R&D executives therefore come from outstanding R&D personnel. However, the managerial ability of excellent executives is not born natural, rather being nurtured by years-long learning and experience. It is an important issue for corporate executives and outstanding R&D personnel to understand the required managerial competency. This study focuses on the R&D executives in the high-tech industry. A list of twenty-three managerial competency of R&D manager is complied through literature review before testing it to 10 executives and human resource experts of high-tech industry. The twenty-three functional abilities and skills are then grouped into several categories (aspects) by Kawakita Jiro Method for the follow-up expert questionnaire investigation. The functional skills of R&D manager are then compared via AHP method to define their weighting and importance. The analysis shows that the ranking of competency for R&D managers is: R&D managerial skills, followed by “leadership”, “customer relationship”, “personal skills”, then “personality”. The most important evaluative indicators of competency in all aspects are “managerial communication”, “interpersonal skills” comes second; “motivating and encouraging ability” is the third, followed by “team leadership” and “innovation skills". The empirical analysis of this study helps corporate executives and business owner on the decision-making of choosing R&D manager; whilst offering the R&D personnel better understanding on the required competency to become a manager.