The Globalization of Corporate RD

This condensed version of the larger Vital Wave Consulting/Harvard University study on the globalization of R&D summarizes the key findings of the larger report, explains the drivers behind the trend toward shifting R&D towards the developing world and provides several case studies to illustrate how this shift is occurring.

Release Date: May 2010
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Pages: 8

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The Globalization of Corporate RD

Multinational firms based in the developed world have been shifting production to emerging markets for decades while performing most research and development (R&D) work in the US, Europe and Japan. Recently, however, more R&D is being performed in China, India, Brazil and other emerging markets as their economies boom, their consumer bases grow in importance and local talent becomes more sophisticated. In this presentation, we share the results of an original Vital Wave Consulting and Harvard University research report on the globalization of R&D and the factors behind this important shift. This presentation reviews the data associated with this trend, key factors driving it and a case study that illustrates how MNCs are making it a reality

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