Local affiliate companies (LACs) in the ASEAN automotive industry play an important role in corporate foresight implementation by collaborating with the principal company (PC) who deal with the local market. As the movements in the local environment become more dynamic and complex, and...

Purpose Researchers agree that collaboration networks can be an important implement in a firm's innovation process, but there is limited empirical evidence on actually how they facilitate the new product development (NPD). The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach Using...

This paper investigates the links between locational conditions, innovative capabilities and internationalization of manufacturing SMEs. Two modes of foreign market servicing are explored: exporting activity and relocating of selected business activities abroad. The empirical analysis employs...

Multinationale Unternehmen (MNU) forschen zunehmend auch im Ausland. Dies wird oft als Verlagerung von Forschung und Entwicklung (FuE) interpretiert und als Bedrohung des heimatlichen Innovationsstandorts angesehen. So hat der Präsident des Bundesverbandes der Deutschen Industrie (BDI) erst...

Purpose Using an institution-based view, this study aims to conceptualize how sub-national institutional characteristics are likely to explain location choice of multinationals' research and development (R&D) subsidiaries. Design/methodology/approach In a conceptual paper, this study explores...