Our contribution to the expanding literature on the globalization of research andinnovation is to investigate the extent to which sector-specific developments in anemerging technology (such as increasing interdisciplinarity and complexity) affectinventive activities developed abroad. We look at...

This study focuses on the early stages of international innovation activities, i.e. theorganizational processes through which promising ideas from around the globe are collectedand evaluated. We ask: What characteristics make foreign knowledge interesting to domesticR&D managers? We envision...

Facing unprecedented challenges and opportunities ahead in the knowledge economy, managing knowledge has been a priority for many organisations. Knowledge Management (KM) emerges and has quickly gained weight in research both from information systems perspective and management sciences. An amply...

Bei dem Kampf um Marktanteile kann die Mitarbeitermotivation und die Identifikation mit dem Unternehmen ein entscheidender Wettbewerbsfaktor sein. Im Wandel muss deshalb die Notwendigkeit zur Veränderung kommuniziert werden.(...)

In this paper, we look at the ways in which the 38 largest French and German companies have taken up elements of the MD discourse and integrated them into their annual reports and corporate web sites.

By reference to an in-depth case study of Siemens, a transnational, European-based high technology firm in the electronics and electrical engineering industry, the authors conclude that successful knowledge management requires close attention to three dilemmas.(...)

For Software Applications, the 1990s was characterised by the implementation of ERP systems across Multinational organizations...

This paper deals with trends over a time-frame early 1990s to early 2000s showing how a Project Manager has evolved to be an Enterprise Coach, Leader, Supporter.