You are invited to attend a PDW session on "Globalizing Innovation with National Players: Identifying New Opportunities for Research and Practice", on Saturday, August 9th from 9 am to 11:30 pm in Room 202A of the Anaheim Convention Center.
We focus on identifying frontier theoretical and empirical approaches to help us understand the implications of globaling innovation for (1) knowledge production and economic development, and (2) firm strategy and organization.
The panel consists of:
Eleanor Westney, an expert on the strategy and structure of the multinational corporation and the globalization of R&D. Her books include Organizational Theory and the Multinational Corporation (with Sumantra Ghoshal), Imitation and Innovation: The Transfer of Western Organizational Patterns in Meiji Japan (2000).
David Audretsch has pioneered research on entrepreneurship and regional innovation. His latest book is Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Economic Growth.
Jeff Furman has published papers on academic science and the pharmaceutical industry, public and private spillovers, location and strategy and national innovative capacity.
Anupam Khanna is a policy expert with over 25 years experience at the World Bank, first-hand understanding of state enterprise reform in China, infrastructure operations in East Asia, and economic policy issues as well as technology and industrial innovation in Eastern Africa, Latin America and Southern/Central Europe. He currently oversees analytical and policy work for the standing committees of the 24 –member Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank in Washington D.C.
Frits Pil has published extensively on high performance/high involvement work systems and organizational innovation; his book The Second Century deals with the global automobile industry.
Gita Surie’s research focuses cross border innovation, technology transfer, entrepreneurship and economic development; her book Knowledge, Organizational Evolution and Market Creation deals with the globalization of Indian firms.
Following brief presentations by each of the panelists (5-7 minutes), we will have round table discussions on the topics above and debrief presentations by each table with the objective of developing a research agenda around the top priorities for future work. You are encouraged to discuss and submit themes/issues and work-in-process related to these topics in preparation for the workshop - these should be emailed to the address supplied below. We plan to create a virtual community to continue the discussion and further the research agenda developed here through future publications, workshops and conferences.
Pre-registration is desirable, but is not a requirement.
Contact: Gita Surie Email: [email protected]
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