Centralization and Organization Reproduction: Ethnic Innovation in R&D Centers and Satellite Locations

William Kerr

No 31724, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: We study the relationship between firm centralization and organizational reproduction in satellite locations. For decentralized firms, the ethnic compositions of inventors in satellite locations mostly resemble their host cities, with little link to the inventor composition of their parent firms' R&D headquarters. For highly centralized firms, by contrast, organizational reproduction has an explanatory power equal to half or more of the host city effect. Reproduction is strongest when a firm exhibits a hands-on approach to the satellite facility, such as cross-facility team collaboration or internal talent mobility.

JEL-codes: F22 F23 J61 L22 L25 M51 O31 O32 R11 R12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-09
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