The R&D Management Conference 2009 will be held in collaboration with the ISPIM Conference. The theme can be interpreted in three ways. Papers and presentations are invited on any of the following: the reality of R&D; the impact of R&D on innovation; how the reality of R&D is impacting innovation.

The workshop will integrate three themes: (1) project organization and knowledge integration: developing capabilities for successful execution of R&D projects. Innovative organization structures, processes and integration mechanisms (2) co-locating versus off-shoring R&D and industrialization:...