Managing Global Innovation

"The challenge will be the creation of R&D organizations that serve highly networked and distributed enterprises."
Mark B. Myers, PhD, Senior Vice President Corporate R&D, Xerox.

"This excellent book demonstrates how the dynamics of innovation and creativity can be mastered. Important reading for senior management and a must for R&D leaders."
Karl Weinberger, Head of Corporate R&D, Schindler.

Contents: Challenges and Trends.- Challenges of Organizing International Research & Development.- 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 and Communication Technology as an Enabler for Dispersed R&D Projects.- Managing Knowledge and Human Resources.- Best-in-Class: The Pharmaceutical, Chemical and Food Industry.- DuPont: Gaining the Benefits of Global Networks - from the Science Base to the Market Place.- Roche: Global Differentiation between R and D.- Schering: Synchronised Drug Development.- Ciba: International Research Laboratories in Japan: Practical Validation of a Strategic Concept.- 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 at the Motivating Force for Continuous Growth and Diversification.- Hewlett-Packard: Planet-Wide Patterns in the Company`s 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: Management of Technology: Think Global, Act Local.- Daimler: Global Knowledge Sourcing and Research.- Schindler: Institutionalizing Technology Management and R&D Core Competencies.- Hitachi: Management Practices for Innovation in Global Industrial Research.- Leica Microscopy: International Transfer of R&D Activities.- MTU: Parnter in International High-Tech-Cooperations.- Implications for Organizing Global R&FD.