tailieunhanh - Study of management policies of activities of scientific research and technological development for US corporations and companies

This study will provide a discussion on management policies of activities of scientific research and technological development applied for US corporations and companies including: introduction of types of US enterprises, orientation of entrepreneurial Government policies and management policies of S&T activities. | JSTPM Vol 1, No 4, 2012 11 STUDY OF MANAGEMENT POLICIES OF ACTIVITIES OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT FOR US CORPORATIONS AND COMPANIES Dr. Bui Tien Dung Science-Technology Management Training Institute, MOST Abstract: In the US, in addition to universities, national research institutes and specific research institutes of ministries, there is a system of laboratories of corporations and companies which carry out also fundamental researches, R&D and applied researches (making over 74% of the total volume of science-technology (S&T) activities). This study will provide a discussion on management policies of activities of scientific research and technological development applied for US corporations and companies including: introduction of types of US enterprises, orientation of entrepreneurial Government policies and management policies of S&T activities. These US experiences may open an approach for management policies of S&T activities for Vietnamese corporations and companies as well as for Vietnamese researchers and managers. Keywords: Management policy; Scientific research activity; Technological development activities; US enterprises. 1. Introduction of types of US enterprises The US does not have the global regulation of setting up enterprises which would be applied for all the states. The states have their own different regulation for this matter. The law of the states for types of enterprises may be different. From legal point of view, in the US, there is not the form of representative offices as we have in Vietnam. Almost all the states do not require the minimal capital for setting up enterprises. In all the states, the formality of setting up enterprises is simple and fast. FDI enterprises and domestic enterprises are to follow the same governing laws. There are four types of enterprises which exist in all the states. Sole Proprietorship: The simplest and fastest formality is applied to set up this type of enterprises. As always, .