 Firm-Strategies and the Research-Intensity of US MNEs’ Overseas Operations: An Analysis of Host-Country DeterminantsMarina Papanastassiou Chapter 7 in Global Competition and Technology, 1997, pp 153-179 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract Previous studies of the determinants of overseas R&D in MNEs have analysed the differences, between firms or industries, in the proportion of total R&D that is carried out in subsidiaries abroad.1 In particular, these studies have approached consensus in suggesting that internationalisation of R&D has very broadly reflected the internationalisation of sales and production. However it has also been very persuasively argued2 that, within this general picture of market-supporting overseas R&D, the nature and intensity of the work carried out in a particular country will differ considerably according to the role played by the operations it is required to support. This chapter seeks to analyse the determinants of the R&D-intensity of US subsidiaries in particular host countries, in order to investigate the relation between the strategic role of these subsidiaries’ operations and their need for technological support. Keywords: Host Country; Market Orientation; Technological Diversity; Total Manufacturing; License Technology (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-25856-7_7 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-25856-7_7 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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