Prior research on corporate headquarters (CHQ) characteristics identifies the impact of CHQ location and composition on the innovation outcomes of internal subsidiaries. However, given that external strategic alliances with high-tech entrepreneurial firms represent a key source of innovation for...

Chapter 1: The Chinese healthcare and pharmaceutical market: Ignore at your own peril -- Chapter 2: China regulatory and legal reforms: Gateway to innovation and global integration -- Chapter 3: The golden age of the Chinese biopharma: Explosive growth in a thriving ecosystem -- Chapter 4:...

This paper deals with the topic of related R&D and innovation strategies of large firms. We ask what determines the diversity of a firm's product portfolio. More specifically, we try to explain large firms' expansion into new product markets driven by the characteristics of their technological...