Knowledge-related competitiveness and the roles of multinationals’ R&D in a peripheral European economy: Survey analysis of Greece

Dimitris Manolopoulos, Marina Papanastassiou and Robert Pearce
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Dimitris Manolopoulos: American College of Greece
Marina Papanastassiou: Copenhagen Business School
Robert Pearce: University of Reading Business School

Management International Review, 2007, vol. 47, issue 5, No 3, 682 pages

Abstract: Abstract Abstract and Key Results The paper analyses survey evidence on foreign firms’ R&D in Greece, in the light of recently derived perceptions of decentralisation of knowledge-related activities in MNEs’ strategic programmes. We investigate various aspects of MNEs’ knowledge-related competitiveness in an intermediate-level economy. We examine the nature, extent and influences of R&D positioning. We also test empirically the relationship between subsidiaries’ strategic motivations and the different roles allocated to R&D departments. In the main, the results meet expectations for a middle-income peripheral European economy. Original development work is at significant levels. However, adaptation of existing technologies to local conditions is still the primary aim of R&D in MNE subsidiaries in Greece. There are clear signs of integration/interdependence of work in R&D labs with other parts of MNE networks. The survey evidence also confirms that subsidiaries’ roles are a decisive factor determining the type of overseas labs.

Keywords: R&D; Multinational Enterprise; Knowledge Transfer; Greece (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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