V<sc>an</sc> E<sc>geraat</sc> C. and B<sc>reathnach</sc> P. The drivers of transnational subsidiary evolution: the upgrading of process R&D in the Irish pharmaceutical industry, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. This paper contributes to the theory of subsidiary evolution in large corporations through an examination of the driving forces...

Devolution of powers and functions from national to regional level has been a common experience internationally in recent times. A range of possible driving forces underpinning this trend are reviewed. The city-region has become a favoured spatial unit for organising direct regional...

V an E geraat C. and B reathnach P. The drivers of transnational subsidiary evolution: the upgrading of process R&D in the Irish pharmaceutical industry, Regional Studies . This paper contributes to the theory of subsidiary evolution in large corporations through an examination of the driving...