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The paper builds a framework for the analysis of research and development (R&D) offshoring and outsourcing that …
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This study analyses the extent and motives of outsourcing and offshoring. We find that in early 2000, 10, 000 23, 000 …&D jobs have been relocated from Finland. Outsourcing is most commonly observed in ser-vice-related functions, but also … flexibility increases. In terms of R&D outsourcing, attempts to acquire knowledge, increase flexibility and reduce costs are …
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The paper builds a framework for the analysis of research and development (R&D) offshoring and outsourcing that … development, and on the innovation capability of countries. -- research and development ; R&D ; offshoring ; outsourcing …
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We develop a theory of a firm in an incomplete contracts environment which decides on its complexity, organization, and global scale. Specifically, the firm decides i) how thinly it wants to slice its production process by choosing the mass of symmetric intermediate inputs that are...
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We develop a theory of a firm in an incomplete contracts environment which decides on the complexity, the organization, and the global scale of its production process. Specifically, the firm decides i) how many intermediate inputs are simultaneously combined to a final product, ii) if the...
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increasing offshoring activity increases competition in the final goods market, leading to a progressive vertical disintegration … of the supply chains. Initially, the firms that decide to explore offshoring potential choose integration. As competition …
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