Overseas Research and Development by US-Based Firms
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The following sections are included:INTRODUCTIONOVERSEAS R AND D EXPENDITURES: 1960–1980FACTORS INFLUENCING THE PERCENTAGE OF A FIRM's R AND D EXPENDITURES CARRIED OUT OVERSEASOVERSEAS R AND D: MINIMUM ECONOMIC SCALE AND RELATIVE COSTOVERSEAS R AND D: NATURE OF WORK AND RELATION TO DOMESTIC R AND DCONCLUSIONSACKNOWLEDGMENTSNOTESREFERENCES
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In the 1970s, US-based MNEs used R&D in foreign subsidiaries mainly to adapt technologies and products for local markets, not just to access offshore talent.
“Early studies of R&D in the foreign subsidiaries of US-based MNEs showed that, in the 1970s, companies used R&D not just to access offshore talent, but (and mainly) to adapt technologies and products for local markets (Mansfield, Romeo, & Teece, 1979).”
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- Authors
- Mansfield, E., Teece, D., & Romeo, A.
- Venue
- Economica
- Publisher
- JSTOR
- Published
- 1979-05
- Volume
- 46
- Issue
- 182
- Pages
- 187
- ISSN
- 0013-0427 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1965802497
- Cited by
- 217
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 7
- FWCI
- 7.33
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Economica (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › International Business and FDI
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Firm Innovation and Growth
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › General Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Global trade and economics
- Keywords
- R&D investment, international R&D location, firm size, domestic R&D, internationalization of R&D
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