Completed Projects

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A non-exhaustive list of studies that have been so far completed within the framework of Research Programme Global Innovation:

• Analyse der Kundencharakteristika zur Umsetzung einer Reverse Innovation Strategie am Beispiel eines Anästhesiegerätes
  
  Master thesis by Hilke Brockob, supervised at TUHH by: Stephan Bergamnn and Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: Oct. 2018.
  
  
• Analysis of Systematic Influences from Frugal Innovation to the Global Environmental Sustainability
  
  Master thesis by Till Erler, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: Aug. 2018.
  
  
• Social Innovation in Healthcare: An Investigation into the Role of Frugality
  
  Master thesis by Kumar Sourav, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: Aug. 2018.
  
  
• A Comprehensive Analysis of Patterns of Outward Foreign Direct Investments from India
  
  Project work by Siddhant Nayak, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari and Stephan Bergmann.
  
  Completed: Aug. 2018.
  
  
• Analysis of Frugal Innovations in India's Healthcare Industry: An Investigation of Formal, Academic and Informal Sectors
  
  Master thesis by Asif Ismail Ansar Ali, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari and Stephan Bergmann.
  
  Completed: May 2018.
  
  
• The influence of the digitalization on frugal innovations
  
  Master thesis by David Jonas Wruk, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari and Stephan Bergmann.
  
  Completed: April 2018.
  
  
• Analysis of Frugal Innovations in India's Healthcare Industry: An Investigation of Formal, Academic and Informal Sectors
  
  Master thesis by Asif Ismail Ansar Ali, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari and Stephan Bergmann.
  
  Completed: April. 2018.
  
  
• Analysing Customer Characteristics and Acceptance Factors for Frugal Innovations
  
  Master thesis by Nitin George Thoduka, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari and Stephan Bergmann.
  
  Completed: April. 2018.
  
  
• Customer Need Identification for Frugal Innovation
  
  Master thesis by Malik Voß, supervised by: Stephan Bergmann and Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: March 2018.
  
  
• Frugal innovation in healthcare: A study based on patent analysis
  
  Master thesis by Mithun Kumar Jayavarthanavelu, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari and Stephan Bergmann.
  
  Completed: Jan. 2018.
  
  
• Factors influencing motivation and acceptance of frugal financial solutions by relevant stakeholders: Study of Indian market
  
  Master thesis by Ashish Pattanayak, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: Sept. 2017.
  
  
• Untersuchung von Innovationspfaden in der Automobilindustrie
  
  Master thesis by Florian Redl, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: Aug. 2017.
  
  
• Patent Analysis of Frugal Innovations
  
  Master thesis by Aditya Prasad Bhagwat, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: July 2017.
  
  
• Frugal innovation in the healthcare industry of Singapore and the role of socio-cultural context factors
  
  NIT Master thesis by Shinna Lim, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: July 2017.
  
  
• National culture and innovation: A systematic literature review and implications for future research
  
  Project work by Gerardo Cedeno Pesliakas, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: June 2017.
  
  
• Evaluation of municipal solid waste management in Bengaluru and market research on in-situ treatment options for domestic biowaste
  
  Master thesis by Prathik Sridhar, supervised by: Sreenivasan Ramaswami and Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: June 2017.
  
  
• Connection of various types of innovation in the case of Epson's ECO printer
  
  Bachelor thesis by Malta Fredrik Niederstadt, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: June 2017.
  
  
• Innovationspfade in der deutschen Automobilzulieferindustrie: Eine Untersuchung aus der Frugalitätsperspektive
  
  Master thesis by Stephan Bergmann, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: March 2017.
  
  
• Open innovation in global networks for affordable solutions
  
  Master thesis by Aditya Gopinath, supervised by: Katharina Kalogerakis and Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: March 2017.
  
  
• Innovation Pathways in India's Auto-Component Industry: An Investigation of Technological Trajectories, Innovation Profiles & FDI Motives
  
  Master thesis by Bhimsen Dattatraya Phadnis, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: Jan. 2017.
  
  
• Frugal vehicles in Indian Automobile Industry: A Comprehensive Analysis through Case Study on Market Segmentation and Product Positioning using Customer Centric Typology
  
  Project work by Viveik Balakrishnan, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari and Katharina Kalogerakis.
  
  Completed: Oct. 2016.
  
  
• Study of Technological Trajectories of the Automotive Component Industry (ACI) in India through Analysis of publicly listed companies and their innovation profile
  
  Master thesis by Siddharth Poornachandran, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: August 2016.
  
  
• Frugale Innovationen im deutschsprachigen Raum: Visibilität, Akzeptanz und Trends
  
  Project work by Stephan Bergmann, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: August 2016.
  
  
• Innovations in the Indian renewable energy industry: An analysis on the different dimensions and attributes
  
  Project work by Suresh Krishnan Srinivasan, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: July 2016.
  
  
• Generating insights on the innovation and business profile of India's Automobile industry: Two-wheeler segment, 2000-2015
  
  Project work by Asif Ismail Ansar Ali, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: July 2016.
  
  
• Importance of Frugal innovations in Healthcare industries
  
  Project work by Vinoth Mathimaran, supervised by Stephan Buse.
  
  Completed: June 2016.
  
  
• Using Frugal Innovation and Target Costing concepts to standardize the cost-to-market process for an Automotive Supplier: A Case Study at Robert Bosch Automotive Steering GmbH
  
  Project work by Paramvir Singh, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari, Thorsten Pieper, and Matthias Joos (industry supervisor at RBAS).
  
  Completed: April 2016.
  
  
• Generating insights on the innovation and business profile of India's Automobile industry: Commercial vehicle segment, 2000-2015
  
  Project work by Bhimsen Dattatraya Phadnis, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: March 2016.
  
  
• Generating insights on the innovation and business profile of India's Automobile industry: Passenger vehicle segment, 2000-2015
  
  Project work by Ram Kumar Venugopal Karnan, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari and Katharina Kalogerakis.
  
  Completed: March 2016.
  
  
• Foreign Collaboration in Renewable Energy Research and Development in India
  
  Project work by Aditya Prasad Bhagwat, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: March 2016.
  
  
• Comparative analysis of strategies and trends of Indian and Chinese investments in Germany
  
  Master thesis by Vommina Adithya Prasad, supervised by: Stephan Buse and Rajnish Tiwari .
  
  Completed: June 2016.
  
  
• Exploration of Potential Primary Customers and Partners for a Frugal Innovation: A Case Study of the 'AquaSift Project'
  
  Project work by Jan-Niclas Bockard, supervised by: Elizabeth Sweeny (Frugal Innovation Hub, Santa Clara University)
  
  Completed: Apr. 2016.
  
  
• Cultural analysis on frugal innovations based on Hofstede’s cultural dimensions
  
  Project work by Mithun Kumaar Jayavarthanavelu, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: Feb. 2016.
  
  
• A Frugal Medical Device in a Western Company (original title withheld for confidentiality reasons)
  
  Master thesis by Maximilian Straube, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari and Moritz Göldner.
  
  Completed: Feb. 2016.
  
  
• Literature Review:
  Innovation Management in the Global Automotive Industry (2000-2015)
  
  Project work by Nirup Nellalam Geetha, supervised by: Katharina Kalogerakis.
  
  Completed: Feb. 2016.
  
  
• Compatibility of Frugal Innovations as a Countermeasure Against Planned Obsolescence
  
  Project work by Jaakko-Pekka Nieminen, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: Dec. 2015.
  
  
• Knowledge transfer and reuse in frugal innovation projects:
  Cases from the automotive industry
  
  Master thesis by Darshan Kumar Jain, supervised by: Katharina Kalogerakis and Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: Jul. 2015.
  
  
• Frugal Innovation:
  Feasibility analysis of a product adaption in a frugal setting
  
  Master thesis by Saskia Carstensen, supervised by: Viktoria Drabe.
  
  In cooperation with the Frugal Innovation Lab, Santa Clara University and Steps for Children e.V.
  
  Completed: Jul. 2015.
  
  
• End-of-Life Vehicle recycling in India:
  Balancing Economy and Ecology from grave to cradle
  
  Master thesis by Murugesan Venkatesan, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari and Tim Janssen.
  
  Completed: Jun. 2015.
  
  
• Entering the Market with a Frugal Product:
  A Feasibility Analysis in Namibia
  
  Master thesis by Vivienne J. Paton, supervised by: Viktoria Drabe.
  
  In cooperation with the Frugal Innovation Lab, Santa Clara University
  
  Completed: Jun. 2015.
  
  
• Vertical Market Segmentation through Frugal Innovation:
  Questioning the Dominant Logic of Frugal Innovation
  
  Project work by Jan-Niclas Bockard, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: Apr. 2015.
  
  
• Women's Branded Fashion Clothing in the Post-Liberalization Era in Urban India:
  Socio-Cultural and Economic Aspects
  
  Master thesis by Ritu Bhatt, University of Hamburg, Asia-Africa Institute
  Second examiner: Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: Apr. 2015.
  
  
• Compatibility Resource constraints and Cost/Value-Contradictions in
  Product Development: Applicability of TRIZ Methods for Frugal Innovation
  
  Project work by Hyacinth Mario Arvind Anand, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: Nov. 2014.
  
  
• Compatibility Frugal Service Innovations in Healthcare:
  Successful in Emerging Markets, Useful for Germany?
  
  Master thesis by Sebastian Boesch, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: Sept. 2014.
  
  
• Frugal Innovation in Healthcare:
  How Targeting Low-Income Markets Leads to Disruptive Innovation
  
  Ph.D. Thesis by Aditi Ramdorai, supervised by: Prof. Cornelius Herstatt .
  
  Completed: 2014.
  
  
• Consumer Innovation at the Base of the Pyramid:
  Emerging Patterns of User Innovation in a Resource-Scarce Setting
  
  Ph.D. Thesis by Sarah Praceus, supervised by: Prof. Cornelius Herstatt .
  
  Completed: 2014.
  
  
• Compatibility of Frugal Innovations with High Technology:
  An Analysis based on the Example of Indian Space Research Organisation
  
  Project work by Madhusudhan Padmanaban, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: Aug. 2014.
  
  
• Study on Indo-German cultural differences and its impacts on employees
  
  Project work by Nagarjuna Chavali, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: Aug. 2014.
  
  
• Analysis of the Risks and Opportunities of Frugal Innovations
  in the Global Medical Device Industry
  
  Master thesis by Andreas Henning, supervised by: Stephan Buse and Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: Jul. 2014.
  
  
• Potentials of Frugal Innovations in the German Healthcare Market -
  Derived from the Customer's Perspective
  
  Master thesis by Tim Classen, supervised by: Stephan Buse.
  
  Completed: Jun. 2014.
  
  
• Emergence of Desarda Repair Technique for Hernia Repair:
  A Frugality Assessment
  
  Project work by Pushpak Polani Anandha Kumar, supervised by: Moritz Göldner.
  
  Completed: May 2014.
  
  
• A Concept to Push the Remote Pre-clarification Rate and the Remote Fix Rate of
  a Service Provider for Medical Systems: A study at the example of Siemens Healthcare
  
  Master Thesis by Qian Ni, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: October 2013.
  
  
• Mobile Banking im deutschsprachigen Raum: Trends, Entwicklungen und technologische Standards in 2013
  
  Project work by Peter Taubitz and Dimitri Marshall, Supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari and Stephan Buse, completed: Sept. 2013.
  
  
• Aufstrebende Lead-Märkte in Schwellenländern: Eine vergleichende Untersuchung
  im Bereich des Kleinwagensegments
  
  Master Thesis by René Neukirchner, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: Sept. 2013.
  
  
• Frugal innovation in Western Europe: Opportunities and challenges
  
  Master Thesis by Joseph de la Villéon, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari and Matthias Heußner.
  
  Completed: August 2013.
  
  
• Applications of Global Innovation Management: The successful strategies of
  German Small and Medium Enterprises in the Emerging Markets
  
  Master thesis by Nicolas Storck, supervised by: Stephan Buse.
  
  Completed: May 2013.
  
  
• Status quo des Mobile-Bankings in Deutschland – eine empirische Analyse
  
  Master thesis by Constantin Grabner, supervised by: Stephan Buse and Rajnish Tiwari
  
  Completed: April 2013.
  
  
• Research & Development Trends and Strategies of the
  top-30 Publically-listed Companies at Bombay Stock Exchange
  
  Project work by Abhishek Kumar Singh, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: Feb. 2013.
  
  
• Emergence of Lead Markets in Developing Economies:
  An Examination on the Basis of 'Small Car' Segment in India's Automobile Industry
  
  Doctoral dissertation by Rajnish Tiwari, supervised by: Prof. Dr. Cornelius Herstatt.
  
  Completed: Feb. 2013.
  
  
• The Role of Business Model Innovation in a Global World
  
  Master Thesis by Tania Kowritski, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: Dec. 2012.
  
  
• Indien als Markt mit Vorreiterfunktion? Eine Untersuchung aus der Perspektive der deutschen Automobilzulieferindustrie
  
  (An investigation of India's suitability as a Lead Market - Investigated from the Perspective of German Auto Component Supplier Industry)
  
  A project by René Neukirchner, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: Dec. 2012.
  
  
• Mobile banking: analysis of current developments and prospects
  
  Master Thesis by Kristina Vaznelytė, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari and Dr. Stephan Buse. Completed: Aug. 2012.
  
  
• Direktinvestitionen indischer Unternehmen in Deutschland
  
  A project work by Christian Steichert, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: May 2012.
  
  
• Innovations from Emerging Markets: An Empirical Analysis of the Case of India
  
  (Original project title: "Disruptive Effects of Frugal Innovation when Transferred to Developed Countries")
  
  A project by Tobias Hagenau, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: Apr. 2012.
  
  
• Global/Open Innovation ausgewaehlter deutscher Unternehmen in Indien
  
  A project by René Neukirchner, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: Feb. 2012.
  
  
• Indien: Attraktiver Investitionsstandort fuer deutsche Unternehmen?
  
  A project work by Christian Frankholz, Steven Lange, and Markus Reichmann,
  
  supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari and Dr. Stephan Buse.
  
  Completed: Jan. 2012
  
  
• R&D Activities of DAX-listed Enterprises in India
  
  A project work by Michael Juergens, supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari and Dr. Stephan Buse.
  
  Completed: Dec. 2011.
  
  
• Emerging Patterns of Grassroots Innovations
  
  Master Thesis by Anup Karath Nair, supervised by: Dipl.-Kfm. Rajnish Tiwari and Dr. Stephan Buse.
  
  Completed: Aug. 2011.
  
  
• Bottom of the Pyramid: A Meta-Analysis of Academic Literature
  
  Project work by Muhammad Amad Saeed, supervised by: Dipl.-Kfm. Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: Jun. 2011.
  
  
• Role of Innovation in Serving BOP Markets: From Consumer Perspective
  
  Master Thesis by Fasiha Subhan, Supervised by: Stephan Buse and Rajnish Tiwari. Completed: Aug. 2010.
  
  
• Zusammenhang zwischen Unternehmenserfolg und lokaler Wertschöpfungstiefe: Eine Analyse der Automobilindustrie am Beispiel der BRIC-Länder
  
  Project work by Pawel Rysz, supervised by: Dipl.-Kfm. Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: Dec. 2009.
  
  
• The Emergence of Indian Multinationals: An Analysis of the Critical Success Factors
  
  Project work by Chakra Banerjee, supervised by: Dipl.-Kfm. Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: Nov. 2009.
  
  
• Portfoliomanagement bei Akquisitionen in Schwellenländern: Entwicklung einer Systematik zur Erkennung von Produktpotential für die globale Markteinführung
  
  Master Thesis by Marike Olbert, supervised by: Dipl.-Kfm. Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: Sept. 2009.
  
  
• Innovation in India's Automotive Components Industry: An Analysis Using the Lead-Market Approach
  
  Project work by Shyam Sundar Ramamoorthy, supervised by: Dipl.-Kfm. Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: July 2009.
  
  
• The Role of Innovation in Small Car Segment in Central & Eastern Europe and Turkey
  
  Project work by Efe Attila, supervised by: Dipl.-Kfm. Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: February 2009.
  
  
• Influence of Government Policies on Industry Development: The Case of India's Automotive Industry
  
  Project work by Mahipat Ranawat, supervised and guided by: Dipl.-Kfm. Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: February 2009.
  
  
• The Emergence of Indian Multinationals: An Empirical Study of Motives, Status-quo and Trends of Indian Investments in Germany
  
  Project work by Jayachandran K. Mani, supervised and guided by: Dipl.-Kfm. Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: October 2008.
  
  
• India's Small Car Industry and its Emergence as a Potential Lead Market for the Low-Cost Small Car Segment
  
  Project work by Andreas Lange, supervised and guided by: Dipl.-Kfm. Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  Completed: September 2008.
  
  See abstract and table of contents of the project report, PDF, 36 KB
  
  
• R&D offshoring and outsourcing activities of German SMEs
  from the mechanical engineering sector
  
  Master thesis by Alexander Kowatsch, supervised by: Stephan Buse.
  
  Completed: Sep. 2008.
  
  
• India as a Location for Offshore Engineering Services: A Feasibility Study from the Perspective of a German Automotive Supplier
  
  Master Thesis by Gugan Natanasabapathy, conducted in cooperation with IAV GmbH, supervised by: Dipl.-Kfm. Rajnish Tiwari (under publication embargo).
  
  
• Determinants of Location in Global Sourcing of Innovation: A Comparative Analysis of the Choice of Location in India's Automotive Sector
  
  Projekt work by Mahipat Ranawat, Supervised by: Dipl.-Kfm. Rajnish Tiwari
  
  
• India's Innovation System: Exploring the Strengths
  
  Project report "India's National Innovation System: Key Elements and Corporate Perspectives", authorerd by: Prof. Cornelius Herstatt, Dipl.-Kfm. Rajnish Tiwari, Dr. Dieter Ernst and Dr. Stephan Buse.
  
  Completed: January 2008.
  
  [Download PDF, approx. 600 KB]
  
  The project report has been published by the Honolulu-based East-West Center as a Working Paper in its Economic Series (No. 96, August 2008):
  
  [Download as EWC Working Paper, PDF, approx. 590 KB]
  
  
• Developing a standardized model for offshoring CAD projects in concurrent engineering to India
  
  Master Thesis by Periyasamy Natesan, Supervised by: Dipl.-Kfm. Rajnish Tiwari, Dr. Stephan Buse and Dipl.-Ing. oec. Malte Leers (P3 digital services GmbH), completed: November 2007. (details to follow)
  
  
• Life Science Grenzenlos
  
  Dieses Internet-Portal richtet sich an kleine und mittlere norddeutsche Unternehmen des Life-Science-Sektors. Das Ziel war es, Unternehmen Hilfestellung bei der Internationalen Vermarktung ihrer Produkte und Services zu geben.
  
  Das Serviceportal „Life Science Grenzenlos“ wurde durch den Bay to Bio – Förderkreis Life Science e.V. initiiert. Die Inhalte sowie das Layout wurden in enger Kooperation mit dem Institut für Technologie- und Innovationsmanagement der Technischen Universität Hamburg (Projektverantwortung: Dr. Stephan Buse und Dipl.-Kfm. Rajnish Tiwari) erarbeitet und durch wertvolle Beiträge der Norddeutsche Life Science Agentur GmbH ergänzt.
  
  Einen besonderen Aspekt dieses Projektes stellt die speziell hierzu entwickelte POINT-Analyse (Analyse der POtenziale zur INTernationalisierung). Diese basiert auf folgenden Böcken:
  1. Unternehmensressourcen
  2. Internationalisierungsgrad (* bei eingeschränkten Ressourcen)
  3. Internationalisierungsziele
  4. Unternehmenskultur
  5. Produkteigenschaften (* bei eingeschränkten Ressorcen)
  6. Produktionskapazitäten
  7. Produktanpassung (* Möglichkeiten)
  8. Markt und Produkt
  
  (Projektseite mit ausführlichen Infos)
  
  
• India's Policies to attract FDI in R&D
  
  Projekt work by Alexandros Chatzidelis, Supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari, completed: September 2007. (see details)
  
  
• Internationalization of R&D in Automotive Sector: Opportunities and Challenges for German SMEs in Engineering Offshoring to India
  
  Projekt work by Gugan Natanasabapathy, Supervised by: Stephan Buse and Rajnish Tiwari, completed: August 2007.
  
  
• The Challenges of Knowledge Management in Internationally Dispersed R&D Units of MNEs
  
  Master thesis by Seda Tacer, Supervised by: Stephan Buse and Rajnish Tiwari, completed: August 2007.
  
  
• Viability of mTAN as a Method of Authentication for Electronic Banking
  
  Master thesis by Sanaullah Yousuf, submitted to FOM Fachhochschule für Ökonomie und Management, Hamburg
  
  Supervised by: Stephan Buse and Rajnish Tiwari, completed: August 2007.
  
  
• Innovationsaudits für KMU - Existierende Ansätze und Möglichkeiten zur Optimierung
  
  Master thesis by Stefan Trapp, Supervised by: Stephan Buse and Rajnish Tiwari, completed: July 2007.
  
  
• Implications of MNCs' International R&D Strategies for SMEs
  
  Project work by Gustavo Cenachi, Supervised by: Stephan Buse, completed: June 2007.
  
  
• Critical Success Factors for the Internationalization of R&D in SMEs
  
  Project work by Rasim Tabur, Supervised by: Stephan Buse and Rajnish Tiwari, completed: April 2007.
  
  
• Outsourcing and Offshoring: Companies and Governments Immerged in a Complex Environment
  
  Projekt work by Mario Toledo Dominguez, Supervised by: Stephan Buse and Rajnish Tiwari, completed: April 2007.
  
  
• Erfolgsfaktoren der internationalen Vermarktung: Erstellung eines Instrumentes zur Selbstanalyse für KMU
  
  Master thesis by Solveigh Judith Hieber, Supervised by: Stephan Buse and Rajnish Tiwari, completed: March. 2007.
  
  
• Innovationshemmnisse in kleinen und mittelgroßen Unternehmen
  
  Projekt work by Martin Umland, Supervised by: Stephan Buse and Rajnish Tiwari, completed: Jan. 2007.
  
  
• Knowledge Transfer between Mid-sized Multinational Enterprises' Subsidiary Units in China and Germany
  
  Diplomarbeit (Master thesis equivalent) by DaYe Yang, Supervised by: Stephan Buse and Rajnish Tiwari, completed: Sept. 2006.
  
  
• Kooperationen in den frühen Phasen des Innovationsprozesses Potentiale für kleine und mittlere Unternehmen (KMU)
  
  Diplomarbeit (Master thesis equivalent) by Johann Jakob Napp, Supervised by: Stephan Buse and Rajnish Tiwari, completed: Oct. 2006.
  
  
• The role of innovation and innovative strategies in SMEs
  
  Bachelor thesis by Mehdi Mozayani, Supervised by: Rajnish Tiwari, completed: July 2006.