Questions from Strategic Management

Q: What factors should a firm take into account when deciding how centralized

What factors should a firm take into account when deciding how centralized its R&D activities should be? Should firms employ both centralized and decentralized R&D activities?

Q: Why is the tension between centralization and decentralization of R&D

Why is the tension between centralization and decentralization of R&D activities likely to be even greater for multinational firms than firms that compete in one national market?

Q: What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of the transnational approach

What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of the transnational approach advocated by Bartlett and Ghoshal?

Q: What factors do you believe influenced the choice of protection strategy used

What factors do you believe influenced the choice of protection strategy used for the innovation identified above? Do you think the strategy was a good choice?

Q: Is the Stage-Gate process consistent with suggestions that firms adopt

Is the Stage-Gate process consistent with suggestions that firms adopt parallel processes? What impact do you think using Stage-Gate processes would have on development cycle time and development cos...

Q: What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of a parallel development

What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of a parallel development process? What obstacles might a firm face in attempting to adopt a parallel process?

Q: Consider a group project you have worked on at work or school

Consider a group project you have worked on at work or school. Did your group use mostly sequential or parallel processes?

Q: Are there some industries in which a parallel process would not be

Are there some industries in which a parallel process would not be possible or effective?

Q: What kinds of people make good project champions? How can a

What kinds of people make good project champions? How can a firm ensure that it gets the benefits of championing while minimizing the risks?

Q: Why are there tradeoffs in choosing a team's size and level of

Why are there tradeoffs in choosing a team's size and level of diversity?