The internationalisation of research and development by multinational enterprises

Bibliographic Information

The internationalisation of research and development by multinational enterprises

Robert D. Pearce

(University of Reading European and international studies)

Macmillan in association with the Graduate School of European and International Studies, University of Reading, 1989

Available at  / 42 libraries

Search this Book/Journal

Note

Bibliography: p. 197-205

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Providing a broadly based survey of existing knowledge of the important emerging phenomenon of internationalized research and development operations by multinational enterprises, this book argues that alongside their established international producing and marketing networks, multinational enterprises are now also recognizing the need for a global perspective on the creation of the technology so vital to their continued competitiveness. Documentation surveyed indicates that such internationalized research and development has not only reached significant quantitative levels but differs in important qualitative respects according to firms' circumstances and motivations. Delineation of these various roles for globalized research and development in the multinational enterprises leads to some important predictions about its consequences when it is carried out. The book also reviews the determinants of overseas multinational enterprises research and development and presents two new empirical studies using industry and firm level data.

Table of Contents

  • Evolution and characteristics of overseas R&D of MNES
  • the determinants of the geographical diversification of R&D by MNES
  • an empirical study of the internationalization of research and development by leading firms
  • organisation and control of international R&D in MNES
  • MNE R&D and host countries - issues, evidence.

by "Nielsen BookData"

Related Books: 1-1 of 1

Details

Page Top