A large, multinational corporation like IBM, there are many challenges in the capital budgeting process. This part of the project will use IBM's website to answer the following questions. From the front page, scroll all the way down and click on "About IBM". Click on it. You will find a lot of projects there.
Go back to the IBM front page, find "Investor Relations" at the bottom of the page. Go to IBM's most recent annual report. How much did IBM spend on research, development, and engineering in the most recent year? How did this compare with the previous year?
Can any of the projects that you selected be described as research collaborations? Why?
Can any of the projects that you selected be described as academic collaborations? Why?
Go back to the IBM front page, find "Investor Relations" at the bottom of the page.
Go to IBM's most recent annual report. How much did IBM spend on research, development, and engineering in the most recent year?
How did this compare with the previous year?