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):

• Zusammenhang zwischen Unternehmenserfolg und lokaler Wertschöpfungstiefe: Eine Analyse der Automobilindustrie am Beispiel der BRIC-Länder
  
  Project work by Pawel Rysz, supervised by: Dipl.-Kfm. Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: Dec. 2009.
  
  
• The Emergence of Indian Multinationals: An Analysis of the Critical Success Factors
  
  Project work by Chakra Banerjee, supervised by: Dipl.-Kfm. Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: Nov. 2009.
  
  
• Portfoliomanagement bei Akquisitionen in Schwellenländern: Entwicklung einer Systematik zur Erkennung von Produktpotential für die globale Markteinführung
  
  Master Thesis by Marike Olbert, supervised by: Dipl.-Kfm. Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: Sept. 2009.
  
  
• Innovation in India's Automotive Components Industry: An Analysis Using the Lead-Market Approach
  
  Project work by Shyam Sundar Ramamoorthy, supervised by: Dipl.-Kfm. Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: July 2009.
  
  
• The Role of Innovation in Small Car Segment in Central & Eastern Europe and Turkey
  
  Project work by Efe Attila, supervised by: Dipl.-Kfm. Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: February 2009.
  
  
• Influence of Government Policies on Industry Development: The Case of India's Automotive Industry
  
  Project work by Mahipat Ranawat, supervised and guided by: Dipl.-Kfm. Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: February 2009.
  
  
• The Emergence of Indian Multinationals: An Empirical Study of Motives, Status-quo and Trends of Indian Investments in Germany
  
  Project work by Jayachandran K. Mani, supervised and guided by: Dipl.-Kfm. Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: October 2008.
  
  
• India's Small Car Industry and its Emergence as a Potential Lead Market for the Low-Cost Small Car Segment
  
  Project work by Andreas Lange, supervised and guided by: Dipl.-Kfm. Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: September 2008.
  
  See abstract and table of contents of the project report, PDF, 36 KB
  
  
• 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]
  
  The project report has been published by the Honolulu-based East-West Center as a Working Paper in its Economic Series (No. 96, August 2008):
  
  [Download as EWC Working Paper, PDF, approx. 590 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)
  
  
• Life Science Grenzenlos
  
  Dieses Internet-Portal richtet sich an kleine und mittlere norddeutsche Unternehmen des Life-Science-Sektors. Das Ziel war es, Unternehmen Hilfestellung bei der Internationalen Vermarktung ihrer Produkte und Services zu geben.
  
  Das Serviceportal „Life Science Grenzenlos“ wurde durch den Bay to Bio – Förderkreis Life Science e.V. initiiert. Die Inhalte sowie das Layout wurden in enger Kooperation mit dem Institut für Technologie- und Innovationsmanagement der Technischen Universität Hamburg-Harburg (Projektverantwortung: Dr. Stephan Buse und Dipl.-Kfm. Rajnish Tiwari) erarbeitet und durch wertvolle Beiträge der Norddeutsche Life Science Agentur GmbH ergänzt.
  
  Einen besonderen Aspekt dieses Projektes stellt die speziell hierzu entwickelte POINT-Analyse (Analyse der POtenziale zur INTernationalisierung). Diese basiert auf folgenden Böcken:
  1. Unternehmensressourcen
  2. Internationalisierungsgrad (* bei eingeschränkten Ressourcen)
  3. Internationalisierungsziele
  4. Unternehmenskultur
  5. Produkteigenschaften (* bei eingeschränkten Ressorcen)
  6. Produktionskapazitäten
  7. Produktanpassung (* Möglichkeiten)
  8. Markt und Produkt
  
  (Projektseite mit ausführlichen Infos)
  
  
• 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.