Research on division of labor and coordination among R&D centers in Japan, China and Korea and their human resource development.

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This project team executed interviews with managers and engineers at about eighty R&D centers, manufacturing plants and headquarters in China, Korea and Japan. Followings are main fact findings. Firstly, some Japanese companies have begun to develop products for Chinese market from the platform stages utilizing Chinese R&D center. Secondly, it is confirmed that the factories and R&D centers in Japan have strong advantage to develop and manufacture some kinds of products. Thirdly, however, foreign engineers have increased gradually their numbers and roles at plants and engineering centers in Japan. Fourthly, it seems clearer that Korean corporations adopt strategies as agile followers.