Does foreign ownership matter for the innovative activities of enterprises?

被引：1

作者：

Dachs B. ^{[1
]}

Ebersberger B. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Department of Technology Policy, Austrian Research Centers (ARC), A-1220 Vienna

[2] Management Center Innsbruck (MCI), Innsbruck

来源：

International Economics and Economic Policy | 2009年 / 6卷 / 1期

关键词：

Austria; Foreign direct investment; Foreign-owned enterprises; Innovation; Kernel-based matching; Research and development;

D O I：

10.1007/s10368-009-0126-3

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摘要：

This paper tests the relationship between foreign ownership and the innovative behaviour and performance of enterprises. The analysis uses data from the Community Innovation Survey (CIS 3) for Austria. We employ a kernel-based matching approach as a non-parametric test. After controlling for size, sectoral affiliation, export intensity and other variables that influence innovative behaviour we find that the impact of foreign ownership on innovation input and outcome is not significant in most variables. Membership in a multinational enterprise group, however, significantly helps to overcome different obstacles in the innovation process, such as the lack of financial resources, the lack of technological and market information or organisational problems. The nationality of the parent enterprise does not matter for innovative behaviour and performance except in the case of Anglo-Saxon-owned enterprises. © Springer-Verlag 2009.

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页码：41 / 57

页数：16

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