internationalization process, a conclusion largely based on case studies and surveys, does not withstand scrutiny. Policymakers must …

, which are often referred to as born globals. To the best of our knowledge, we are the first to study born globals in …

This paper considers the effect of acquisition FDI on the knowledge production function. We distinguish between … complementarities in the knowledge assets of the MNE and the target firm as a reason for FDI. In contrast, consistent with technology … sourcing FDI, acquisitions from non-leading countries increase internal R&D efforts. -- MNE ; knowledge production function …

spatially or organisationally separated? To what extent are knowledge-creating activities subject to organisational … knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS). Thereby we provide a conceptual contribution to the debate on the globalisation of …, multi-scalar nature. In analysing ODIP in a knowledge-intensive industry, we contribute to the debate about the ' new …

markets has challenged traditional theories explaining the internationalization of a firm as a stage process (Oviatt … technological knowledge across regions affect the propensity of early-stage entrepreneurs to be export-oriented. Based on Spanish … higher flows of outward FDI or higher levels of accumulated knowledge at regional level has no impact. The results also show …

on knowledge generation, their emerging counterparts follow mainly a knowledge-use regime through the application of … existing knowledge and technology. Climbing up the technological ladder can be helped through spillovers from foreign investors … to innovate to productivity) among knowledge-using and knowledge-creating firms in an emerging European economy. The …

two activities: knowledge search and knowledge deployment. We predict theoretically that domestic firms have advantages … when they search for knowledge due to their embeddedness in the host country. However, this increased embeddedness reduces … the degree of novelty of their knowledge pool. Foreign MNC subsidiaries therefore have advantages in knowledge deployment …

present evidence of a trade-off between distance to the headquarters and the knowledge intensity of the foreign subsidiary … headquarters is, on average, about one percent higher in the knowledge intensity scale. I find no evidence of the knowledge …

present evidence of a trade-off between distance to the headquarters and the knowledge intensity of the foreign subsidiary … headquarters is, on average, about one percent higher in the knowledge intensity scale. I find no evidence of the knowledge …