Practices of Human Resource Management for R&D Department of IT Industries Yu-Chen Chen Abstract High-Tech Industries play an important role to Taiwan¡¦s economic development over recent years. The innovation & technology enhancement of research & development department become the core competitiveness of high-tech enterprises. This paper aims at probing into the human resource management for R&D department for an integrated conclusion of which offers the best practice reference in R&D, and then to strengthen the advantageous position of Taiwan high-tech industries in the worldwide market. This paper focuses on: 1. Investigating for the ways of organization & management of R&D department, and the efficiency it brings by the human resource strategies and policies. If there¡¦s any difference or common features of human resource measures to fit in with high-tech industries, and that takes good effect upon R&D department¡¦s performance. 2. Research into R&D organizations for what are the existing HR systems? What is the HR role expected from R&D talents? The necessity of competency enhancement of R&D professionals to cope with business growth. Drawing a conclusion to collect the executives in the case companies with good HR management styles tailored to R&D professionals¡¦ needs. 3. With the characteristics of short-life cycle, high complexity and changeable technology, how the interaction it would be between R&D talents and the people implicated internal and external of enterprises. What are the must adjustments of R&D people to get with reality challenges? And finding the collaboration between departments of human resource and R&D to move up productivity & competitiveness. Keywords: high-tech industries, department of research & development, innovation, human resources practices.