Describes how to Siemens, the German electrical engineering giant, has developed and manages global R & D in large information and communication networks (ICN) division. In 1994, Siemens opened its Bangalore (India) Centre, which has now evolved into one of the largest regional development centers outside Germany. From Bangalore to request a resource to enhance the independence and autonomy of management, top management must decide how to work in India fit into their global strategy. This tension is a large software project led by the developers of Bangalore, in which increasing the autonomy also a very serious technical problems for Siemens as a managed telecommunications equipment industry. "Hide
by Stefan Thomke, Ashok Nimgade Source: Harvard Business School 27 pages. Publication Date: October 16, 2001. Prod. # 602 061-PDF-ENG
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