Research and development is no longer a headquarters function. More and morecompanies internationalize their RD activities. The pros and cons of thisapproach ar... » 

Research and development is no longer a headquarters function. More and morecompanies internationalize their RD activities. The pros and cons of thisapproach are discussed in this book. The organizational alternatives forinternational RD as well as the consequences that they have for decisionmaking and performing RD are also of great interest. Furthermore measuringsuccess of international RD is a very difficult problem that is not yet fullyunderstood. However suggestions are made to improve present day practise. Theyare based on a large body of empirical research and management literature. «