http://www.iaeme.com/IJMET/index.asp 316 editor@iaeme.com International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology (IJMET) Volume 9, Issue 10, October 2018, pp. 316–324, Article ID: IJMET_09_10_033 Available online at http://www.iaeme.com/ijmet/issues.asp?JType=IJMET&VType=9&IType=10 ISSN Print: 0976-6340 and ISSN Online: 0976-6359 © IAEME Publication Scopus Indexed CAPABILITIES OF R&D: LITERATURE ANALYSIS Zeeshan Asim Faculty of Industrial Management, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia Shahryar Sorooshian Faculty of Industrial Management & Centre for Earth Resources Research and Management, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia Muzamir Hasan Centre for Earth Resources Research and Management, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia ABSTRACT The establishment of new research idea as a path to narrow the literature gap and added studies in the field of Technology, Innovation, and Knowledge management capabilities and their interrelation impact on Research and development (R&D) has had become a significant challenge for R&D policy-makers. The study was a library search to highlight interrelationships of the R&D dominance (knowledge management, innovation management and technology management) and their subfields. The basic source material to construct academic yield was a one decade publications from 2006 to 2016. Key words: Technology management capabilities; Knowledge management capabilities; Innovation management capabilities; Research and development. Cite this Article: Zeeshan Asim, Shahryar Sorooshian and Muzamir Hasan, Capabilities of R&D: Literature Analysis, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology 9(10), 2018, pp. 316–324. http://www.iaeme.com/IJMET/issues.asp?JType=IJMET&VType=9&IType=10 1. INTRODUCTION To understand and allow the comprehensive capabilities related to knowledge management (KM) and innovation management (IM) with technological features have been recognizing as a prominent source to tackle industrial issues at a global extent [1]. Majority of the R&D related firms act as an aggressive observer on the drastic progression in the area of science and innovation due to extreme growth in procuring new capabilities related to KM to navigate their innovation procedures [1]. Due to new trading policies, most of the big corporate giants more focus on their R&D equip with technical advancement as a tool for a strategic benefit to brought to you by CORE View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk provided by UMP Institutional Repository