Maximilian Von Zedtwitz
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Managing Foreign R&D Labs in China

2004-09-02 , von Zedtwitz, Maximilian

This paper focuses on the management of R&D units established by foreign companies in China, investigating R&D missions, site build-up, integration with the parent organization, and overall performance measurement. The research is based on 37 qualitative expert interviews with local R&D directors and managers conducted between 2001 and 2004, using a semi-structured research questionnaire, and semi-quantitative research done on 199 foreign R&D labs in China. Cultural influences on R&D management, location advantages, expatriate involvement, and organizational evolution of local laboratories are discussed. We find that foreign R&D laboratories in China are not only important vehicles for local market development but also increasingly important sources of locally developed technology.

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Establishing Foreign R&D Units: The Case of Small Multinational Corporations (sMNCs) in China

2017-07-04 , von Zedtwitz, Maximilian , Bader, Martin A. , Fracaro, Markus

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Initial Directors of International R&D Laboratories

2003-09-01 , von Zedtwitz, Maximilian

Technology intensive companies establish new R&D laboratories in regions of high innovation and near centers of scientific excellence. Identifying the right R&D director to head up such greenfield investments is central to the success or failure of the new lab. Analyzing 162 interviews with senior R&D managers, we identify eight different directorship profiles. Examples of new R&D sites and their directors include IBM, Daimler, Leica, Microsoft, Xerox, Lucent and Ciba. The initial mission and the intraorganizational and intraregional integration of the new lab are principal factors for director selection, determining expatriate or national management, cultural and ethnic familiarity, as well as local or international transfers. The analysis of succeeding R&D directors indicates a trend towards locally rooted yet organizationally competent R&D managers. The paper concludes with desired qualifications of director candidates for newly established international R&D sites.

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The Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industry in China : Challenges and Threats for Foreign Companies

2005 , Festel, Gunter , Oels, Udo , Kreimeyer, Andreas , von Zedtwitz, Maximilian

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