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Working Papers
2023
- Technological Transfer Channels of Food and Beverage Processing Multinationals to Host Countries: An Empirical Analysis
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
2022
- 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
- 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
- Innovation and disruptive technologies in the Brazilian agro-food sector
Post-Print, HAL View citations (1)
2017
- Innovation and the strategies of food and beverage multinational enterprises
Post-Print, HAL
2016
- 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
- Economic crisis and innovation: Do regions matter?
ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (1)
2014
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- Spatial patterns of adoption of just-in-time manufacturing
Working Papers, Instituto de Políticas y Bienes Públicos (IPP), CSIC 
Also in ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association (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
- The control and generation of technology in European food and beverage multinationals
Working Papers, Instituto de Políticas y Bienes Públicos (IPP), CSIC
1985
- 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
- An Empirical Study of Growth in Spanis Regions: is it Exogenous?
Studies on the Spanish Economy, FEDEA View citations (2)
Journal Articles
2025
- SME digital transformation and the COVID-19 pandemic: a case study of a hard-hit metropolitan area
Science and Public Policy, 2025, 51, (6), 1212-1226
2024
- New challenges in European innovation partnerships: SOEs, POEs and foreign MNEs during crises
Eurasian Business Review, 2024, 14, (4), 1053-1092
- 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
- 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
- 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 (2)
2019
- 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
- Economic crisis and company R&D in Spain: do regional and policy factors matter?
Industry and Innovation, 2018, 25, (8), 729-751 View citations (11)
2017
- The changing geography and organisation of multinational agribusiness
International Journal of Multinational Corporation Strategy, 2017, 2, (1), 1-25 View citations (2)
2016
- 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)
- 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 (5)
- Persistence of innovative activities in times of crisis: the case of the Basque Country
European Planning Studies, 2016, 24, (10), 1863-1883 View citations (6)
- 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
- 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)
- 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 (12)
2013
- Is the Pro-Network Bias Justified?
SAGE Open, 2013, 3, (3), 2158244013497032
- 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, Working Papers (2011) (2011)
2012
- 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
- Comparing Outsourcing Patterns in Domestic and FDI Manufacturing Plants: Empirical Evidence from Spain
European Planning Studies, 2011, 20, (8), 1335-1357 View citations (1)
- Cultural distance and internationalization: the world's largest food and drink multinationals
Agribusiness, 2011, 27, (4), 399-419 View citations (2)
2010
- Just-in-Time Manufacturing Systems, Subcontracting and Geographic Proximity
Regional Studies, 2010, 44, (5), 519-533 View citations (18)
2009
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Foreign investment innovation: a review of selected policies
The Journal of Technology Transfer, 2008, 33, (4), 353-363 View citations (15)
- 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)
- The Spatial Patterns of Networks, Hierarchies and Subsidiaries
European Planning Studies, 2008, 17, (9), 1261-1281 View citations (2)
2007
- 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
- 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 (6)
- Ventajas competitivas de la multinacional agroalimentaria en aspectos tecnológicos
RAC - Revista de Administração Contemporânea (Journal of Contemporary Administration), 2004, 8, (3), 167-185
2003
- Estrategias sobre innovacion en las empresas multinacionales agroalimentarias
Economia Agraria y Recursos Naturales, 2003, 03, (06), 23
- Subcontracting Networks in Industrial Districts: The Electronics Industries of Madrid
Regional Studies, 2003, 37, (1), 71-88 View citations (19)
- TECHNOLOGICAL FIELDS AND CONCENTRATION OF INNOVATION AMONG FOOD AND BEVERAGE MULTINATIONALS
International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 2003, 05, (2), 14 View citations (3)
- Technological capabilities in multinational agribusiness
International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology, 2003, 2, (3/4), 383-398
2002
- A patent analysis of global food and beverage firms: The persistence of innovation
Agribusiness, 2002, 18, (3), 349-368 View citations (26)
1999
- 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
- Empirical study on sources of innovation in international food and beverage industry
Agribusiness, 1996, 12, (2), 123-134 View citations (20)
- Les multinationales et l'innovation Localisation des activités technologiques de l'agro-alimentaire
Économie rurale, 1996, 231, (1), 62-68 View citations (2)
- 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
- Subcontracting relationships
Chapter 28 in Handbook of Economic Organization, 2013 View citations (3)
- 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
- Technical Capital and Social Capital in Outsourcing Networks: Complements or Substitutes?
Chapter 9 in Corporate Governance, Organization and the Firm, 2009
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