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Globalization of R&D and China – Empirical Observations and Policy Implications
Lundin, Nannan; Schwaag Serger, Sylvia - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2007
As one of the world’s largest recipients of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), China is emerging as a key global player in Research and Development (R&D). This rapid increase in R&D investment is mainly attributed to the effort of strengthening the indigenous innovation capacity of domestic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005419496
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Measuring Innovation Using Patent Data
Svensson, Roger - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2015
patents; however, most patent databases contain no information on whether patents have been commercialized, i.e., whether … commercialization variables. For this purpose, I use a unique database on Swedish patents that includes information on whether patents …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011249390
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Commercialization, Renewal and Quality of Patents
Svensson, Roger - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2011
One of the major reasons why inventors are awarded patents by governments is they encourage R&D investments and … purpose here is to empirically analyze the relationship between commercialization and the renewal of patents. At the same time … detailed database of Swedish patents, I utilize a survival model to estimate how commercialization influences the patent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008835095
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Utilization of R&D Results in the Home and Foreign Plants of Multinationals
Fors, Gunnar - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1996
(MNEs). The empirical findings indicate that the firms' R&D undertaken in the home country is used as an input in both the … home and foreign plants of the MNEs. Around four-fifths of the gain in value-added attributed to home R&D was realized in … the MNEs' home plants, while the remaining fifth benefitted the foreign plants. Considering that the foreign plants on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010600193
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R&D and Foreign Sales in Multinationals: A Simultaneous Relationship?
Fors, Gunnar; Svensson, Roger - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1996
This paper analyzes the simultaneous relationship between R&D and foreign sales in Swedish multinational enterprises in the manufacturing sector. We argue that this two-way relationship should especially apply to multinationals based in small open economies due to the firms' high dependence on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010600204
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Technology Transfer to Foreign Manufacturing Affiliates by Multinational Firms
Fors, Gunnar - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1993
No abstract.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010818350
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Incentives for Academic Entrepreneurship and Economic Performance: Sweden and the United States
Henrekson, Magnus; Rosenberg, Nathan - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2000
The recent 'scientification' of commercial technology has brought the interface between universities and industry into sharp focus. In particular, academic entrepreneurship, i.e., the variety of ways in which academics take direct part in the commercialization of research, is widely discussed....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005419527
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The Role of Capital and Other Factors in the Formation and Growth of Firms Started by University Researchers
Olofsson, Christer; Wahlbin, Claes - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1989
No abstract.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010684487
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An Innovation Policy Framework: Bridging the Gap between Industrial Dynamics and Growth
Braunerhjelm, Pontus; Henrekson, Magnus - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2015
This paper examines policy measures that foster the creation of innovations with high inherent potential and that simultaneously provide the right incentives for individuals to create and expand firms that disseminate such innovations in the form of highly valued products. In so doing, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011118578
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FDI, Market Structure and R&D Investments in China
Lundin, Nannan; Sjöholm, Fredrik; He, Ping; Qian, Jinchang - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2007
FDI can be an important channel for developing countries’ ability to get access to new technology. The impact of FDI on domestically-owned firms’ technology development is less examined but it is frequently argued that technology externalities or demonstration effects could have a positive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005645313