How Do Different Motives for R&D Investment in Foreign Locations Affect Domestic Firm Performance? An Analysis Based on Swiss Panel Micro Data
The aim of this article is to investigate the differences between specific motives of R&D investment in foreign locations with respect to the factors influencing the likelihood of foreign R&D and to the impact of foreign presence on the parent firms' innovativeness and productivity. An econometric analysis of Swiss firm panel data shows, firstly, that factors related to firm-specific knowledge-oriented advantages are more important for explaining the likelihood of foreign R&D activities than factors reflecting disadvantages related to home location. Secondly, knowledge-oriented motives of foreign R&D are positively correlated to innovation performance of domestic firms, whereas market-oriented and resource-oriented strategies correlate positively with productivity
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2013
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Authors: | Arvanitis, Spyros |
Other Persons: | Hollenstein, Heinz (contributor) |
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[2013]: [S.l.] : SSRN |
Subject: | Schweiz | Switzerland | Unternehmenserfolg | Firm performance | Ausländische Tochtergesellschaft | Foreign subsidiary | Investition | Investment | Spillover-Effekt | Spillover effect | Industrieforschung | Industrial research | Innovationsdiffusion | Innovation diffusion |
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Extent: | 1 Online-Ressource (41 p) |
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Notes: | Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments May 1, 2010 erstellt |
Other identifiers: | 10.2139/ssrn.1624851 [DOI] |
Classification: | O31 - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives ; F23 - Multinational Firms; International Business |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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