Taiwanese IT firms' offshore R&D in China and the connection with the global innovation network

Research Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 337-349

  Chen, Shin Horng ^a  

^a CHUNG HUA INSTITUTION FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Division of labor; Global production network; Innovation system; Offshore R D; R D internationalization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER HARDWARE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ELECTRIC APPLIANCES; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INVESTMENTS; PERSONNEL; PUBLIC POLICY;

CHINA; DIVISION OF LABOR; GLOBAL PRODUCTION NETWORKS; INNOVATION SYSTEMS; OFFSHORE R AND D; R AND D INTERNATIONALIZATION;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 1242298856     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2003.09.003     Document Type: Article

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