Motivation & Objectives
Dynamic markets and increasing interdependencies present companies with the challenge of coordinating their cross-location activities. In view of the trade-off between global integration and regional responsiveness, the question arises as to suitable organizational structures, coordination mechanisms and communication methods for cross-location cooperation.
Theaim of this working group is the joint development of approaches for effective and efficient networking in cross-site R&D cooperation. Thus, a systematic reduction of typical barriers in cross-site collaboration shall be achieved.
The Chair of Innovation and Technology Management (iTM) researches the conditions for the emergence and effects of innovations in companies, with a particular focus on knowledge management and corporate networks.
Format
- Five workshops with keynote speeches and moderated working groups
- 8-10 participants from industry
Course of the workshops:
Possible focus topics
The workshop topics are selected in consultation with the participants at the kick-off.
- Headquarters-location relationships
- Balance between centralized control and decentralized autonomy
- Site selection, site roles and site development
- Role and appearance of the headquarters
- Expert networking in global companies
- Knowledge transfer with high expertise and specialization
- Exchange platforms (communities of practices, network meetings)
- Knowledge transfer from experts to day-to-day business
- Best practices transfer: approaches & methods
- Tools for harmonization and standardization of processes
- Design of two-way knowledge transfer between sites
- Taking into account and addressing decentralized initiatives
- Management of distributed teams
- Delegation and consolidation of subtasks
- Leadership concepts and leadership culture
- Best practices in project organization
Dates
June 2019: Kick-off; half-day, location: KIT
July 2019: Workshop 1; full day, location: host company 1
September 2019: Workshop 2; full day, location: host company 2
Nobember 2019: Workshop 3; full day, location: host company 3
December 2019: Final workshop; half-day, location: KIT
Registration
Do you still have questions or would you like to register? Feel free to contact us: Fanny Seus fanny.seus@kit.edu