Internationalization of R&D and innovation by multinational enterprises (MNEs) has
undergone a gradual and comprehensive change in perspective over the past 50 years …

As multinational corporations internationalize their R&D function, location decisions become
vital to the success of the firm. One input to the location decision process that has received …

Because of increasing levels of competition and decreasing product life cycles, a firm's
ability to generate a continuous stream of innovations may be more important than ever in …

Globalization of the world economy has encouraged US companies to leverage their
resources and skills by expanding into existing or new foreign markets. US companies have …

Research and development are subject to different location drivers. The analysis of 1021
R&D units, each distinguished by its main orientation towards either research or …

Within MNCs, the traditional role of headquarters as prime source of knowledge and
competencies is changing. Increasingly, headquarters act as a receiver of knowledge from …

" Management of technology (MOT) is the crossroads at which technological strategy meets
business strategy to create new business opportunities. Managing Technological …

In this paper we study the question of the determinants of the foreign location of
technological activities of multinational firms (MNFs): do they locate their knowledge …

The globalization of markets, the regionalization of technical and scientific expertise, and the
rapid change in technologies are forcing technology-based companies to continuously …

Gaining a competitive edge in today's turbulent business environment calls for a
commitment by firms to two highly interrelated strategies: globalization and new product …