The aim of this article is to investigate the differences between specific motives of R&D investment in foreign locations with respect to the factors influencing the likelihood of foreign R&D and to the impact of foreign presence on the parent firms' innovativeness and productivity. An...

Dieses Projekt zeichnet die "Vernetztheit" Österreichs und stellt internationale F&E-Potentiale sowie deren Interaktionsmuster in der Durchführung und Finanzierung dar. Nationale Maßnahmen und Instrumente müssen auf die strategische Neuausrichtung und Positionierung von Unternehmen...

The paper complements entry mode research by dealing with the choice of alternative modes of governance in the specific case of foreign R&D and its impact on a parent firm's performance. Firstly, we identify the factors that determine whether a firm locates abroad any R&D activities, and, if it...