What determines overseas R&D activities? The case of Japanese multinational firms

被引：83

作者：

Shimizutani, Satoshi ^{[1
]}

Todo, Yasuyuki ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Inst Int Policy Studies, Minato Ku, Tokyo 1050001, Japan

[2] Univ Tokyo, Grad Sch Frontier Sci, Chiba 2778563, Japan

来源：

RESEARCH POLICY | 2008年 / 37卷 / 03期

关键词：

overseas R&D activities; multinational enterprises; locational choice; multinomial logit estimation;

D O I：

10.1016/j.respol.2007.11.010

中图分类号：

C93 [管理学];

学科分类号：

12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;

摘要：

This paper explores what factors determine the nature, extent, and location of Japanese multinationals' R&D activities abroad. Taking advantage of a rich micro-level dataset from the survey on Japanese overseas subsidiaries, the study distinguishes between two types of overseas R&D: basic/applied research and development/design. We find several differences between the determinants of those R&D activities. These differences confirm the view that basic/applied research of overseas subsidiaries aims at the exploitation of foreign advanced knowledge, whereas their development/design activities are mostly influenced by the market size of the host country. Our results provide a convincing and comprehensive explanation of the geographical distribution of overseas R&D by Japanese MNEs. (c) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：530 / 544

页数：15

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