Foreign direct investment in industrial research and development: A study of German MNCs

Research Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 395-410

  Ambos, Björn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Embeddedness; Germany; Globalization of R D; Location of R D units

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; LABORATORIES; MARKETING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

EMBEDDEDNESS; GERMANY; GLOBALIZATION OF R&D; LOCATION OF R&D UNITS;

INVESTMENTS;

EID: 18844458601     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2005.01.016     Document Type: Article

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