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Research at IGIM

From the study of virtual teams and the use of technology to support global innovation to knowledge management and understanding intellectual property laws in different countries, IGIM conducts comprehensive, interdisciplinary research designed to advance the understanding of global innovation for scholars and business leaders around the world.

Working with corporate partners from a range of industries, IGIM’s interdisciplinary faculty develop concepts and strategies to assist business leaders in meeting the challenges of managing innovation in the global economy.

Building Technology to Support Global Innovation - Evaluating the technology that is evolving that allows the sharing of knowledge for global innovation.

Building Virtual Teams for Product Development - Designing the team structure that can take advantage of the global skills of an organization and speed product development.

Intellectual Property - Understanding the issues associated with the development of intellectual property in countries with different IP laws.

Knowledge Management - The strategic use of knowledge and knowledge assets to develop and maintain a competitive advantage.

Organizational Learning and Renewal - Researching the issues of how companies build the capabilities for organizational renewal and learning across country boundaries.

Current Working Papers

"Networking for Global New Product Innovation" Working Paper No.: 06-001, Edward F. McDonough III, Nicholas Athanassiou, and Gloria Barczak.

"Managing the Transfer of Knowledge in the Context of a Radical Product Innovation" Working Paper No.: 06-002, Edward F. McDonough III, Nicholas Athanassiou, and Francis Spital.

"Outsourcing R&D," Working Paper No.: 05-004, R. Balachandra

"A Multinational Study of the Diffusion of a Discontinuous Innovation," Working Paper No.: 05-003, Rosanna Garcia

"Co-opetition for the Diffusion of Resistant Innovations:  A Case Study in the Global Wine Industry," Working Paper No.: 05-002, Rosanna Garcia and Tom Atkin

"Managing Global New Product Development Teams," Working Paper No.: 03-001, Gloria Barczak and Edward F. McDonough III

"Capabilities for Global New Product Development, The Role of Networks and Social Capital," Working Paper No.: 03-002, Gloria Barczak, Edward F. McDonough III, Nicholas Athanassiou, and Francis Spital.

"The Barriers and Bonds of Organizational Learning in Cross Border Mergers & Acquisitions," Working Paper No.: 03-003, Danna Greenberg, Henry W. Lane, and Keith Bahde.

"What is a Knowledge-Based Organization?" Working Paper No.: 03-004, Michael H. Zack.

"Understanding the Impact of Contexts on Factors Leading to Global Team Performance," Working Paper No.: 03-005, Gloria Barczak and Edward F. McDonough III

   
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