Experiences of Finnish firms in international and joint R&D projects

Author

Gunasekaran, A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Manuf. & Eng. Syst., Brunel Univ., Uxbridge, UK

fYear

1997

fDate

27-31 Jul 1997

Firstpage

546

Lastpage

549

Abstract

This paper deals with the management of international and joint R&D projects. The role of R&D in improving the productivity and quality has been fully recognized. An attempt has been made in this paper to review the experiences of Finnish international companies in managing international and joint R&D projects, using the data available from secondary sources. The following issues of international R&D projects and their role in industrial competitiveness are discussed: (i) location of R&D facilities, (ii) need for joint R&D projects, (iii) selection of joint and international R&D projects, and (iv) managing international and joint projects. Based on the analysis of the review and data, a list of suggestions is provided for managing the international and joint R&D projects successfully

Keywords

human resource management; project management; research and development management; Finnish firms; R&D facilities location; R&D projects management; international R&D projects; joint R&D projects; productivity improvement; quality improvement; Costs; Engineering management; Humans; Productivity; Project management; Pulp manufacturing; Research and development; Research and development management; Systems engineering and theory; Technology management;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Innovation in Technology Management - The Key to Global Leadership. PICMET '97: Portland International Conference on Management and Technology

Conference_Location

Portland, OR

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3574-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PICMET.1997.653501

Filename

653501