Coping with downsizing and outsourcing: the virtual corporate research lab

Author

Rubenstein, Albert H.

Author_Institution

Senior Strategy Group, Evanston, IL, USA

fYear

1999

fDate

36373

Firstpage

434

Abstract

Many corporate research laboratories (CRLs) have been pressured to downsize, outsource or go out of business vs. divisionalized R&D. This paper discusses some causal factors and some actions that can be taken by surviving CRLs to reestablish their credibility and relevance to the changing corporate scene, including evolving into “virtual CRLs”

Keywords

laboratories; research and development management; R&D management; causal factors; credibility; divisionalized R&D; downsizing; outsourcing; relevance; virtual corporate research laboratories; Acceleration; Business; Companies; Computer aided software engineering; Corporate acquisitions; Feedback; Layout; Outsourcing; Portfolios; Research and development;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Management of Engineering and Technology, 1999. Technology and Innovation Management. PICMET '99. Portland International Conference on

Conference_Location

Portland, OR

Print_ISBN

1-890843-02-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PICMET.1999.787838

Filename

787838

Link To Document

https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=343491