Coordination of R&D Activities and Communities of Practice in Multinational Companies

Lusine Arzumanyan, Ulrike Mayrhofer and Christopher Melin

Chapter 6 in Innovation and IT in an International Context, 2014, pp 140-154 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract This chapter focuses on coordination mechanisms that multinational enterprises (MNEs) can use to efficiently manage innovation processes. The authors highlight recent trends concerning the location of R&D activities of MNEs, showing their increasing geographical dispersion. They analyze innovation processes developed by Groupe SEB, which is a world leader in the small household equipment and cookware industry. The company is currently changing the organization of innovation processes, attempting to develop new tools and practices. It has recently created a community of practice whose objective is to promote interaction between actors involved in innovation. Interviews conducted with members of the new community allow the identification of major characteristics and benefits of this new tool.

Keywords: Innovation Process; International Business; Business Unit; Coordination Mechanism; Multinational Company (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137336132_7

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