Title :
Factors that determine the R&D structure of a multi-national company: a questionnaire survey
Author :
Kurokawa, Satoru ; Fujisue, K. ; Parker, Brendon
Author_Institution :
Manage. of Technol. Program, Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN
Abstract :
Summary form only given as follows. It is becoming a strategically important decision where multi-national companies (MNCs) should conduct their engineering and R&D activities. By surveying American, European and Japanese MNCs, this paper investigates: (1) why do MNCs globalize their technologies?; (2) types of problems they face in globalizing their technologies; (3) how do MNCs manage these problems
Keywords :
research and development management; American companies; European companies; Japanese companies; R&D activities; R&D structure; engineering activities; multi-national company; questionnaire survey; strategically important decision; Chaos; Engineering management; Marine technology; Nonlinear dynamical systems; Research and development; Research and development management; Resource management; Rhythm; Technological innovation; Technology management;
Conference_Titel :
Management of Engineering and Technology, 1999. Technology and Innovation Management. PICMET '99. Portland International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
1-890843-02-4
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.1999.808478
