The Internationalisation of Business R&D (New Perspectives on the Modern Corporation series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1783470895 ISBN 13: 9781783470891

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

It has become clear that over the past few decades enterprises not only produce and sell abroad but increasingly also develop goods and services outside their home countries; a development now known as the internationalisation of business R&D. This book presents a comprehensive picture of the current state of internationalization of R&D in the business sector.

The contributors explore key patterns of the internationalization of R&D across various countries and sectors using case studies to underpin empirical evidence. They examine the drivers of the process, revealing the impacts of R&D internationalisation on both home and host countries using both qualitative and quantitative analysis. Topics discussed include:

- Why firms locate R&D activities abroad
- Data availability, quality and comparability
- The role of the EU and the US in the internationalization of R&D
- Country-level factors such as size, workforce and FDI as determinants of R&D internationalization
- Impacts of R&D internationalization on home and host countries.

This book will prove an insightful read for academics, researchers and students with an interest in economics - particularly the economics of innovation business and management, and science and technology. It will also prove a valuable resource for R&D policymakers and public administrators.

Contributors include: B. Dachs, D. Hanzl-Weiss, F. Kampik, S. Leitner, T. Scherngell, R. Stehrer, R. Tiwari, W. Urban, G. Zahradnik

About this title

About the Author:

Edited by Bernhard Dachs, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Austria, Robert Stehrer, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw), Austria and Georg Zahradnik, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Austria

Review:

`The Internationalization of Business R&D is a welcome addition to the volumes which deconstruct how R&D and innovative activities are driven by country-specific, firm-specific and region-specific flows of human resources, investment and collaborations. It is a vivid exhibition with country/region-specific data and references to regulations, along with abundant literature cited at the end of each chapter. . . I think this is the welcome step to start a new direction of understanding R&D internationalization.' -- Rahul S. Mane, Science & Public Policy

About this edition

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1783470895
• ISBN 13: 9781783470891
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Dachs Bernhard, Stehrer Robert, Zahradnik Georg