Multinational ownership and R&D intensity: The role of external knowledge sources and spillovers
This paper analyzes the drivers of multinational affiliates' R&D intensity, using a unique dataset based on the fourth Community Innovation Survey for Belgium. Specifically, we investigate the role of foreign affiliates' local (host country) embeddedness and of host country spillovers on foreign affiliates' research efforts. Our findings show that foreign affiliates who are able to tap into local knowledge sources demonstrate a higher research intensity, compared to firms lacking such access. Links to clients and public research institutions, in particular, have a powerful impetus on the r... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | doc-type:workingPaper |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2009 |
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Leuven: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
LICOS Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance |
Schlagwörter: | ddc:330 / F23 / L23 / O31 / O33 / R&D intensity / multinational ownership / knowledge sources / spillovers / Betriebliche Forschung / Direktinvestition / Eigentümerstruktur / Innovation / Wissenstransfer / Technologietransfer / Belgien |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26543695 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/10419/75035 |