When Does Co-location of Manufacturing and R&D Matter?

Mikko Ketokivi

No 1051, Discussion Papers from The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy

Abstract: While both manufacturing and R&D location decisions have received considerable theoretical and empirical attention from economists and organization scientists, theories and evidence regarding the co-location of the two are scarce. The goal of this article is to lay the theoretical foundation for R&D-manufacturing co-location. Theories of functional integration along with qualitative and preliminary quantitative empirical data are used to examine the question : when is co-location of R&D and manufacturing necessary?

Keywords: location decisions; co-location; functional integration; organization theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D21 L23 M11 O32 R32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 22 pages
Date: 2006
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