Completed Projects

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List of sub-projects that have been so far carried out and completed within the framework of Research Project Global Innovation (RPGI):

• India as a Location for Offshore Engineering Services: A Feasibility Study from the Perspective of a German Automotive Supplier
  
  Master Thesis by Gugan Natanasabapathy, conducted in cooperation with IAV GmbH, supervised by: Dipl.-Kfm. Rajnish Tiwari (under publication embargo).
  
  
• Determinants of Location in Global Sourcing of Innovation: A Comparative Analysis of the Choice of Location in India's Automotive Sector
  
  Projekt work by Mahipat Ranawat, Supervised by: Dipl.-Kfm. Rajnish Tiwari
  
  
• India's Innovation System: Exploring the Strengths
  
  Project report "India's National Innovation System: Key Elements and Corporate Perspectives", authorerd by: Prof. Cornelius Herstatt, Dipl.-Kfm. Rajnish Tiwari, Dr. Dieter Ernst and Dr. Stephan Buse.
  
  Completed: January 2008.
  
  [Download PDF, approx. 600 KB]
  
  
• Developing a standardized model for offshoring CAD projects in concurrent engineering to India
  
  Master Thesis by Periyasamy Natesan, Supervised by: Dipl.-Kfm. Rajnish Tiwari, Dr. Stephan Buse and Dipl.-Ing. oec. Malte Leers (P3 digital services GmbH), completed: November 2007. (details to follow)
  
  
• India's Policies to attract FDI in R&D
  
  Projekt work by Alexandros Chatzidelis, Supervised by: Dipl.-Kfm. Rajnish Tiwari, completed: September 2007. (see details)
  
  
• Internationalization of R&D in Automotive Sector: Opportunities and Challenges for German SMEs in Engineering Offshoring to India
  
  Projekt work by Gugan Natanasabapathy, Supervised by: Dr. Stephan Buse and Dipl.-Kfm. Rajnish Tiwari, completed: August 2007.
  
  
• The Challenges of Knowledge Management in Internationally Dispersed R&D Units of MNEs
  
  Thesis work by Seda Tacer, Supervised by: Dr. Stephan Buse and Dipl.-Kfm. Rajnish Tiwari, completed: August 2007.
  
  
• Implications of MNCs' International R&D Strategies for SMEs
  
  Project work by Gustavo Cenachi, Supervised by: Dr. Stephan Buse, completed: June 2007.
  
  
• Critical Success Factors for the Internationalization of R&D in SMEs
  
  Project work by Rasim Tabur, Supervised by: Dr. Stephan Buse and Dipl.-Kfm. Rajnish Tiwari, completed: April 2007.
  
  
• Outsourcing and Offshoring: Companies and Governments Immerged in a Complex Environment
  
  Projekt work by Mario Toledo Dominguez, Supervised by: Dr. Stephan Buse and Dipl.-Kfm. Rajnish Tiwari, completed: April 2007.