Purpose–This paper aims to assess the importance of different knowledge management
practices to promote organizational innovation in multinational companies. The links among …

We investigate the effect of research and development (R&D) offshoring from high-income
regions to prominent emerging economies. Specifically, we examine whether there is a …

We examine the extent to which the knowledge or technological capability of foreign
affiliates actually enhances the performance of their parent companies. Our results draw on …

This book aims to increase the understanding of the process of knowledge creation and
innovation in medium-technology sectors in the EU and to identify the characteristics of …

The conventional role of corporate headquarters as the sole engine of knowledge creation
within the multinational enterprise (MNE) is changing. Increasingly, geographically …

There is widely held assumption that knowledge is one of the most important drivers of firm's
performance. Multinational companies (MNCs) have the potential advantage of acquiring …

This paper reviews the growing literature on the internationalisation of R&D in the business
sector. By internationalisation of R&D, this paper means the fact that firms conduct research …

Internationalisation of business investments in R&D and analysis of their economic impact
Deliverable 7: Analysis Report Page 1 Internationalisation of business investments in R&D …

W ink R. Gatekeepers and proximity in science-driven sectors in Europe and Asia: the case
of human embryonic stem cell research, Regional Studies. The production of new …

This chapter gives an overview on the key findings of the literature on the
internationalisation of R&D. I focus on three issues: first, the drivers of the process–why firms …