Press Release: New Editor in Chief for Research Technology Management Journal

Yat Ming Ooi, former Board of Editors member at Research Technology Management is now the new Editor in Chief.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 10, 2023	CONTACT: NAM Media Relations
Innovation Research Interchange Announces New Editor-in-Chief for Research Technology Management   Washington, D.C. – The National Association of Manufacturers’ Innovation Research Interchange announced today that Yat Ming Ooi would serve as the next editor-in-chief at Research-Technology Management.   “I was particularly drawn to RTM because of its commitment to publishing academic but practitioner-focused articles,” said Ooi. “There are not many well-known R&D or technology management journals in this niche, and fewer that focus on both views of the field. It is my goal to keep RTM in its current niche to appeal to academics and practitioners as contributors and readers of the journal.”   RTM is the flagship journal of the Innovation Research Interchange. Now in its 67th year of publication, RTM publishes articles for practitioners and academics working in innovation, R&D and technology management.   “We have high hopes for Yat Ming Ooi’s leadership at RTM,” Jim Euchner. “RTM plays a significant role in IRI’s efforts in helping companies drive innovation and develop the cutting-edge technologies that keep manufacturing strong. His vision will shape RTM as it reaches its seventh decade of publication, and it will help us continue providing the highest quality of content for the industry.”   Background: Ooi is a current board of editors member at Research-Technology Management and editorial review board member at Technology Innovation Management Review, where he reviews submissions to the journal, providing direct, constructive and developmental feedback to the authors. He is a lecturer of innovation management and a core member of the Circular Economy in Business Research Beacon at the University of Auckland, where he researches, teaches and consults on innovation management, technology strategy and digital transformation.     -NAM- The National Association of Manufacturers is the largest manufacturing association in the United States, representing small and large manufacturers in every industrial sector and in all 50 states. Manufacturing employs 13 million men and women, contributes $2.75 trillion to the U.S. economy annually and accounts for 53% of private-sector research and development. The NAM is the powerful voice of the manufacturing community and the leading advocate for a policy agenda that helps manufacturers compete in the global economy and create jobs across the United States. For more information about the NAM or to follow us on Twitter and Facebook, please visit www.nam.org.   -Innovation Research Interchange- Innovation Research Interchange (formerly the Industrial Research Institute) is an inclusive membership organization with hundreds of global members in private-sector companies, federally funded laboratories, universities and others. Founded in 1938, we lead and advance the field of innovation management by creating contemporary practices. Some of the world’s most widely adopted models—such as “open innovation,” “front end of innovation” and “stage-gate”—were born from the work of our members.  We value strength in cooperation and partner with other organizations at the forefront of developments in innovation management, creating a hub for all to convene and contribute in an experimental, noncompetitive and noncommercial environment. For more information, visit www.iriweb.org.