Abstract
In this paper we investigate under what conditions subsidiaries source R&D inputs from fellow subsidiaries located at home or offshore and how subsidiary R&D sourcing affects the propensity to innovate. Using French data, we conclude that subsidiary R&D sourcing is a source of heterogeneous knowledge, but mostly when undertaken offshore. Offshore subsidiary R&D sourcing involves a greater cognitive distance than sourcing domestically though, and this makes it more difficult to engage in such sourcing, unless a firm can apply mechanisms that reduce this distance, through export intensity or being located near country borders. We think that subsidiary R&D sourcing is a form distinct from both internal and outsourced R&D and through this paper attempt to stimulate research into this form of R&D.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Publikationsdato | 2013 |
Status | Udgivet - 2013 |
Udgivet eksternt | Ja |
Begivenhed | Strategic Management Society 33rd Annual International Conference. SMS 2013 - Atlanta, GA, USA Varighed: 28 sep. 2013 → 1 okt. 2013 Konferencens nummer: 33 http://atlanta.strategicmanagement.net/ |
Konference
Konference | Strategic Management Society 33rd Annual International Conference. SMS 2013 |
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Nummer | 33 |
Land/Område | USA |
By | Atlanta, GA |
Periode | 28/09/2013 → 01/10/2013 |
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