Based on empirical research from over 240 interviews, the authors present new concepts and trends in global R&D management. Case studies from 18 best-practice companies give detailed answers to the most pressing challenges for mastering international innovation.
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Challenges and Trends: Challenges of Organizing International R&D.- Trends and Drivers in R&D Location.- Organizational Concepts: Towards the Integrated R&D Network.- Establishing Overlaying Structures.- Organizing Virtual R&D Teams: Towards a Contingency Approach.- Emerging Patterns: The Market as a Challenge for R&D.- Managing the International R-to-D Interface.- Transnational R&D Processes.- New Information Technology as an Enabler for Dispersed R&D.- Managing Knowledge and Human Resources.- Best-in-Class: The Pharmaceutical, Chemical and Food Industry: DuPont - Gaining the Benefits of Global Networks.- Roche - Global Differentiation between R and D.- Schering - Synchronised Drug Development.- Ciba - International Research Laboratories in Japan.- Nestlé - Interaction of R&D and Intelligence Management.- Kao - Localizing R&D Resources.- Best-in-Class: The Electronics and Software Industry: Xerox - The Global Market and Technology Innovator.- Canon - R&D as the Motivating Force.- HP - Planet-Wide Patterns in Technology Tapestry.- IBM - Using Global Networks for Virtual Development.- SAP - International Project Management.- Unisys - Localization of Software Development.- Best-in-Class: The Electrical and Machinery Industry: ABB - Technology Management: Think Global, Act Local.- Daimler - Global Knowledge Sourcing and Research.- Schindler - Institutionalizing Technology Management.- Hitachi - Management Practices in Global Industrial Research.- Leica - International Transfer of R&D Activities.- MTU - Partner in International High-Tech Cooperations.- Implications for Organizing Global R&D.