Ebook: Internationalization of Research and Development

Research and development is no longer a headquarters function. More and more companies internationalize their R&D activities. The pros and cons of this approach are discussed in this book. The organizational alternatives for international R&D as well as the consequences that they have for decision making and performing R&D are also of great interest. Furthermore, measuring success of international R&D is a very difficult problem that is not yet fully understood. However, suggestions are made to improve present day practise. They are based on a large body of empirical research and management literature.

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Research and development is no longer a headquarters function. More and more companies internationalize their R&D activities. The pros and cons of this approach are discussed in this book. The organizational alternatives for international R&D as well as the consequences that they have for decision making and performing R&D are also of great interest. Furthermore, measuring success of international R&D is a very difficult problem that is not yet fully understood. However, suggestions are made to improve present day practise. They are based on a large body of empirical research and management literature.

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Research and development is no longer a headquarters function. More and more companies internationalize their R&D activities. The pros and cons of this approach are discussed in this book. The organizational alternatives for international R&D as well as the consequences that they have for decision making and performing R&D are also of great interest. Furthermore, measuring success of international R&D is a very difficult problem that is not yet fully understood. However, suggestions are made to improve present day practise. They are based on a large body of empirical research and management literature.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-X
Introduction and overview....Pages 1-9
Multiple locations for R&D....Pages 11-16
Particular aspects of internationalization....Pages 17-36
Starting foreign R&D operations....Pages 37-54
Task assignments to foreign R&D laboratories....Pages 55-81
Coordinating internationally dispersed R&D laboratories....Pages 83-107
Measures of success....Pages 109-124
Summary and conclusions....Pages 125-131
Back Matter....Pages 133-149

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Research and development is no longer a headquarters function. More and more companies internationalize their R&D activities. The pros and cons of this approach are discussed in this book. The organizational alternatives for international R&D as well as the consequences that they have for decision making and performing R&D are also of great interest. Furthermore, measuring success of international R&D is a very difficult problem that is not yet fully understood. However, suggestions are made to improve present day practise. They are based on a large body of empirical research and management literature.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-X
Introduction and overview....Pages 1-9
Multiple locations for R&D....Pages 11-16
Particular aspects of internationalization....Pages 17-36
Starting foreign R&D operations....Pages 37-54
Task assignments to foreign R&D laboratories....Pages 55-81
Coordinating internationally dispersed R&D laboratories....Pages 83-107
Measures of success....Pages 109-124
Summary and conclusions....Pages 125-131
Back Matter....Pages 133-149
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