A Co-evolutionary perspective on the Drivers of International Sourcing of Pharmaceutical R&D to India

Stine Jessen Haakonsson; Peter D. Ørberg Jensen; Susan M. Mudambi

doi:10.1093/jeg/lbs018

A Co-evolutionary perspective on the Drivers of International Sourcing of Pharmaceutical R&D to India

Stine Jessen Haakonsson, Peter D. Ørberg Jensen, Susan M. Mudambi

Fox School of Business, Temple University

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Abstract

The attractiveness of the Indian pharmaceutical industry as a destination for R&D sourcing by multinational corporations (MNCs) has evolved over the past decades. This evolution has coincided with changes in MNC strategies regarding sourcing location and governance modes. We propose a co-evolutionary theory perspective embracing both firm-internal and firm-environmental factors for location attractiveness, along with institutional and industry changes. The framework integrates constructs from past research in economic geography, international business, and R&D internationalization. The Indian case illustrates how host-country institutional evolution, notably regarding intellectual property rights and education, plays a significant role for international sourcing of pharmaceutical R&D.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Economic Geography
Volume	13
Issue number	4
Pages (from-to)	677-700
Number of pages	24
ISSN	1468-2702
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbs018
Publication status	Published - 2013

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