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Working Papers

2023

1. Technological Transfer Channels of Food and Beverage Processing Multinationals to Host Countries: An Empirical Analysis
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)

2022

2. Spatial patterns and drivers of SME digitalisation
   Working Papers, Instituto de Políticas y Bienes Públicos (IPP), CSIC
   See also Journal Article Spatial Patterns and Drivers of SME Digitalisation, Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer (2024) (2024)

2021

3. Las PYMES de Madrid: Grado de innovación y percepción empresarial del potencial de los Organismos Públicos de Investigación
   Working Papers, Instituto de Políticas y Bienes Públicos (IPP), CSIC

2019

4. Innovation and disruptive technologies in the Brazilian agro-food sector
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (1)

2017

5. Innovation and the strategies of food and beverage multinational enterprises
   Post-Print, HAL

2016

6. Patterns of local R&D cooperation of foreign subsidiaries in an intermediate country: innovative and structural factors
   Working Papers del Instituto Complutense de Estudios Internacionales, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Instituto Complutense de Estudios Internacionales

2015

7. Economic crisis and innovation: Do regions matter?
   ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (1)

2014

8. Foreign MNEs and domestic innovative capabilities: are there conditions for reverse spillovers in the spanish industry?
   Working Papers del Instituto Complutense de Estudios Internacionales, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Instituto Complutense de Estudios Internacionales

2013

9. ICT adoption and diffusion patterns in Latin American agriculture
   Sede de la CEPAL en Santiago (Estudios e Investigaciones), Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) View citations (2)

2012

10. Foreign subsidiaries and technology sourcing in Spain
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Foreign Subsidiaries and Technology Sourcing in Spain, Industry and Innovation, Taylor & Francis Journals (2014) View citations (12) (2014)

2011

11. Not searching, but finding: Innovation as a non-linear source of the private use of public knowledge
    INGENIO (CSIC-UPV) Working Paper Series, INGENIO (CSIC-UPV)
12. Spatial patterns of adoption of just-in-time manufacturing
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association
    Also in Working Papers, Instituto de Políticas y Bienes Públicos (IPP), CSIC (2011)
    See also Journal Article Spatial patterns of adoption of just-in-time manufacturing, Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell (2013) View citations (4) (2013)

2010

13. The control and generation of technology in European food and beverage multinationals
    Working Papers, Instituto de Políticas y Bienes Públicos (IPP), CSIC

1985

14. Presencia y efectos de la inversión extranera en la agricultura latinoamericana, 1970-1980
    Sede de la CEPAL en Santiago (Estudios e Investigaciones), Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)

Undated

15. An Empirical Study of Growth in Spanis Regions: is it Exogenous?
    Studies on the Spanish Economy, FEDEA View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Eco-Innovation in the Food and Beverage Industry: Persistence and the Influence of Crises
   Sustainability, 2025, 17, (7), 1-35

2024

2. New challenges in European innovation partnerships: SOEs, POEs and foreign MNEs during crises
   Eurasian Business Review, 2024, 14, (4), 1053-1092
3. SME digital transformation and the COVID-19 pandemic: a case study of a hard-hit metropolitan area
   Science and Public Policy, 2024, 51, (6), 1212-1226
4. Spatial Patterns and Drivers of SME Digitalisation
   Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 2024, 15, (2), 5625-5649
   See also Working Paper Spatial patterns and drivers of SME digitalisation, Working Papers (2022) (2022)

2022

5. Cooperative innovation and crises: Foreign subsidiaries, state-owned enterprises, and domestic private firms
   (Directorship Interlocks in Comparative Perspective: The Case of Spain)
   Science and Public Policy, 2022, 49, (6), 915-927 View citations (1)

2020

6. Foreign ownership and domestic cooperation for innovation during good and harsh economic times
   International Journal of Multinational Corporation Strategy, 2020, 3, (1), 4-25 View citations (3)

2019

7. Local cooperation for innovation in ICT—Domestic groups with collaborations for innovation abroad and foreign subsidiaries
   Science and Public Policy, 2019, 46, (4), 599-610

2018

8. Economic crisis and company R&D in Spain: do regional and policy factors matter?
   Industry and Innovation, 2018, 25, (8), 729-751 View citations (16)

2017

9. The changing geography and organisation of multinational agribusiness
   International Journal of Multinational Corporation Strategy, 2017, 2, (1), 1-25 View citations (2)

2016

10. Are ‘the best’ foreign subsidiaries cooperating for innovation with local partners? The case of an intermediate country
    Science and Public Policy, 2016, 43, (4), 532-545 View citations (3)
11. Local cooperation for innovation: food and beverage multinationals in a peripheral European country
    International Journal of Multinational Corporation Strategy, 2016, 1, (2), 107-132 View citations (6)
12. Persistence of innovative activities in times of crisis: the case of the Basque Country
    European Planning Studies, 2016, 24, (10), 1863-1883 View citations (7)
13. The spatial distribution of foreign direct investment in R%D within host countries. An empirical examination of foreign subsidiaries in Spain
    International Journal of Multinational Corporation Strategy, 2016, 1, (1), 65-86 View citations (2)

2014

14. Foreign Subsidiaries and Technology Sourcing in Spain
    Industry and Innovation, 2014, 21, (1), 43-64 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Foreign subsidiaries and technology sourcing in Spain, MPRA Paper (2012) View citations (1) (2012)
15. Not searching, but finding: how innovation shapes perceptions about universities and public research organisations
    The Journal of Technology Transfer, 2014, 39, (3), 454-471 View citations (14)

2013

16. Is the Pro-Network Bias Justified?
    SAGE Open, 2013, 3, (3), 2158244013497032
17. Spatial patterns of adoption of just-in-time manufacturing
    Papers in Regional Science, 2013, 92, (1), 51-67 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Spatial patterns of adoption of just-in-time manufacturing, ERSA conference papers (2011) (2011)

2012

18. Technology sourcing: Are biotechnology firms different? An exploratory study of the Spanish case
    Science and Public Policy, 2012, 39, (3), 304-317 View citations (9)

2011

19. Comparing Outsourcing Patterns in Domestic and FDI Manufacturing Plants: Empirical Evidence from Spain
    European Planning Studies, 2011, 20, (8), 1335-1357 View citations (1)
20. Cultural distance and internationalization: the world's largest food and drink multinationals
    Agribusiness, 2011, 27, (4), 399-419 View citations (2)

2010

21. Just-in-Time Manufacturing Systems, Subcontracting and Geographic Proximity
    Regional Studies, 2010, 44, (5), 519-533 View citations (18)

2009

22. An exploratory analysis of networking, R&D and innovativeness in the Spanish electronics sector
    International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, 2009, 9, (1/2), 68-83
23. Networking and R&D in domestic and FDI plants in Spanish electronics clusters
    International Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional Studies, 2009, 1, (2), 182-204
24. New forms of organisation and R&D internationalisation among the world's 100 largest food and beverages multinationals
    Research Policy, 2009, 38, (6), 1032-1043 View citations (16)

2008

25. Foreign investment innovation: a review of selected policies
    The Journal of Technology Transfer, 2008, 33, (4), 353-363 View citations (16)
26. Globalisation or regionalisation The strategies of the world's largest food and beverage MNEs
    European Management Journal, 2008, 26, (1), 59-72 View citations (3)
27. The Spatial Patterns of Networks, Hierarchies and Subsidiaries
    European Planning Studies, 2008, 17, (9), 1261-1281 View citations (2)

2007

28. Emerging Districts Facing Structural Reform: The Madrid Electronics District and the Reshaping of the Spanish Telecom Monopoly
    Environment and Planning A, 2007, 39, (9), 2207-2231 View citations (5)

2004

29. Combining different brands of in-house knowledge: technological capabilities in food, biotechnology, chemicals and drugs in agri-food multinationals
    Science and Public Policy, 2004, 31, (3), 227-244 View citations (7)
30. Ventajas competitivas de la multinacional agroalimentaria en aspectos tecnológicos
    RAC - Revista de Administração Contemporânea (Journal of Contemporary Administration), 2004, 8, (3), 167-185

2003

31. Estrategias sobre innovacion en las empresas multinacionales agroalimentarias
    Economia Agraria y Recursos Naturales, 2003, 03, (06), 23
32. Subcontracting Networks in Industrial Districts: The Electronics Industries of Madrid
    Regional Studies, 2003, 37, (1), 71-88 View citations (19)
33. TECHNOLOGICAL FIELDS AND CONCENTRATION OF INNOVATION AMONG FOOD AND BEVERAGE MULTINATIONALS
    International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 2003, 05, (2), 14 View citations (3)
34. Technological capabilities in multinational agribusiness
    International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology, 2003, 2, (3/4), 383-398

2002

35. A patent analysis of global food and beverage firms: The persistence of innovation
    Agribusiness, 2002, 18, (3), 349-368 View citations (28)

1999

36. Innovation and Profitability of Global Food Firms. Testing for Differences in the Influence of the Home Base
    Environment and Planning A, 1999, 31, (4), 735-751 View citations (3)

1996

37. Empirical study on sources of innovation in international food and beverage industry
    Agribusiness, 1996, 12, (2), 123-134 View citations (20)
38. Les multinationales et l'innovation Localisation des activités technologiques de l'agro-alimentaire
    Économie rurale, 1996, 231
    Also in Économie rurale, 1996, 231, (1), 62-68 (1996) View citations (2)
39. Outsourcing, R&D and the Pattern of Intra-metropolitan Location: The Electronics Industries of Madrid
    Urban Studies, 1996, 33, (7), 1155-1197 View citations (9)

Chapters

2013

1. Subcontracting relationships
   Chapter 28 in Handbook of Economic Organization, 2013 View citations (3)
2. The changing structure of the global agribusiness sector
   Chapter 12 in Handbook of Industry Studies and Economic Geography, 2013, pp 305-340 View citations (1)

2009

3. Technical Capital and Social Capital in Outsourcing Networks: Complements or Substitutes?
   Chapter 9 in Corporate Governance, Organization and the Firm, 2009