GLORAD
Encyclopedia
GLORAD is a research center
and think tank
for global R&D management
and reverse innovation
, located at Tongji University
, P.R. China
and the Institute of Technology Management at the University of St. Gallen
, Switzerland
. GLORAD establishes a research network between those two institutions as well as other participating research organizations and scientists worldwide. GLORAD also operates as a "Think-Tank for Reverse Innovation," identifying, describing, and contextualizing patterns of global innovation from and to emerging countries. The center's mission is to advance progress in science and management in the areas of international R&D management, global technology, and transnational innovation
, focusing on R&D and innovation in China, transnational R&D management and organization, global innovation, incubation
, and technology-based entrepreneurship
.
GLORAD was founded in 2003 by Max von Zedtwitz
at Tsinghua University
in Beijing, expanded to the University of St. Gallen
in 2004, and moved its China office to Tongji University in 2008. GLORAD is directed by professors of each hosting university. Its activities are reviewed and supervised by a research advisory board. The GLORAD research team consists of approximately twelve doctoral students and postdocs. A growing number of GLORAD alumni have joined other universities as faculty members, industrial firms as R&D managers, or consulting companies. GLORAD also maintains one of the largest databases of global R&D locations, an up-to-date list of technology and innovation management journals, and two active LinkedIn
groups on Global R&D and Innovation in China. GLORAD collaborates with the Center for Global Innovation at Technical University of Hamburg, the LINK Research Center at Grenoble school of management, and George Washington University
.
Research center
A research center is a facility or building dedicated to research, commonly with the focus on a specific area. There are over 14,000 research centers in the United States...
and think tank
Think tank
A think tank is an organization that conducts research and engages in advocacy in areas such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, and technology issues. Most think tanks are non-profit organizations, which some countries such as the United States and Canada provide with tax...
for global R&D management
Global R&D management
Global R&D management is the discipline of designing and leading R&D processes globally, i.e. across borders, in multi-cultural and multi-lingual settings, and cutting across multiple time zones. In addition, managing R&D organizations, and ensuring smooth transfer of new know-how and technology to...
and reverse innovation
Reverse innovation
Reverse innovation or trickle-up innovation is a term referring to an innovation seen first, or likely to be used first, in the developing world before spreading to the industrialized world. The term was introduced by Dartmouth professors Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble and GE's Jeffrey R....
, located at Tongji University
Tongji University
Tongji University , colloquially known as Tongji , located in Shanghai, has more than 30,000 students and 8,000 staff members . It offers degree programs at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels...
, P.R. China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
and the Institute of Technology Management at the University of St. Gallen
University of St. Gallen
The University of St. Gallen is a public research university located in St. Gallen, Switzerland. It is specialized in the fields of business administration, economics, law, and international affairs. The University of St. Gallen is also known as HSG, which is an abbreviation of its former German...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. GLORAD establishes a research network between those two institutions as well as other participating research organizations and scientists worldwide. GLORAD also operates as a "Think-Tank for Reverse Innovation," identifying, describing, and contextualizing patterns of global innovation from and to emerging countries. The center's mission is to advance progress in science and management in the areas of international R&D management, global technology, and transnational innovation
Innovation
Innovation is the creation of better or more effective products, processes, technologies, or ideas that are accepted by markets, governments, and society...
, focusing on R&D and innovation in China, transnational R&D management and organization, global innovation, incubation
Business incubator
Business incubators are programs designed to accelerate the successful development of entrepreneurial companies through an array of business support resources and services, developed and orchestrated by incubator management and offered both in the incubator and through its network of contacts...
, and technology-based entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is the act of being an entrepreneur, which can be defined as "one who undertakes innovations, finance and business acumen in an effort to transform innovations into economic goods". This may result in new organizations or may be part of revitalizing mature organizations in response...
.
GLORAD was founded in 2003 by Max von Zedtwitz
Max von Zedtwitz
Max von Zedtwitz is a Managing Director at GLORAD and a Visiting Professor at Grenoble school of management, Nyenrode Business University, University of St. Gallen, Chalmers University of Technology and Tongji University....
at Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University , colloquially known in Chinese as Qinghua, is a university in Beijing, China. The school is one of the nine universities of the C9 League. It was established in 1911 under the name "Tsinghua Xuetang" or "Tsinghua College" and was renamed the "Tsinghua School" one year later...
in Beijing, expanded to the University of St. Gallen
University of St. Gallen
The University of St. Gallen is a public research university located in St. Gallen, Switzerland. It is specialized in the fields of business administration, economics, law, and international affairs. The University of St. Gallen is also known as HSG, which is an abbreviation of its former German...
in 2004, and moved its China office to Tongji University in 2008. GLORAD is directed by professors of each hosting university. Its activities are reviewed and supervised by a research advisory board. The GLORAD research team consists of approximately twelve doctoral students and postdocs. A growing number of GLORAD alumni have joined other universities as faculty members, industrial firms as R&D managers, or consulting companies. GLORAD also maintains one of the largest databases of global R&D locations, an up-to-date list of technology and innovation management journals, and two active LinkedIn
LinkedIn
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groups on Global R&D and Innovation in China. GLORAD collaborates with the Center for Global Innovation at Technical University of Hamburg, the LINK Research Center at Grenoble school of management, and George Washington University
George Washington University
The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...
.
Notable Publications
- von Zedtwitz, M.; Birkinshaw, J.; Gassmann, O. (2008, Editors): Management of International Research and Development. Edgar Elgar: Cheltenham.
- Sun, Y.; von Zedtwitz, M.; Simon, D. (2008, Editors): Global R&D and China. RoutledgeRoutledgeRoutledge is a British publishing house which has operated under a succession of company names and latterly as an academic imprint. Its origins may be traced back to the 19th-century London bookseller George Routledge...
: Oxford. - Festel, G.; Kreimeyer, A.; Oels, U.; von Zedtwitz, M. (2005, Editors): The Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industry in China – Challenges and Threats for Foreign Companies. SpringerSpringer Science+Business Media- Selected publications :* Encyclopaedia of Mathematics* Ergebnisse der Mathematik und ihrer Grenzgebiete * Graduate Texts in Mathematics * Grothendieck's Séminaire de géométrie algébrique...
: Heidelberg. - Boutellier, R.; Gassmann, O.; von Zedtwitz, M. (2008): Managing Global Innovation - Uncovering the Secrets of Future Competitiveness. 3rd ed. SpringerSpringer Science+Business Media- Selected publications :* Encyclopaedia of Mathematics* Ergebnisse der Mathematik und ihrer Grenzgebiete * Graduate Texts in Mathematics * Grothendieck's Séminaire de géométrie algébrique...
: Heidelberg.