Overseas R&D, knowledge sourcing, and patenting: An empirical study of Japanese R&D investment in the US

Research Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 807-828

  Iwasa, Tomoko ^a,b   Odagiri, Hiroyuki ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HITOTSUBASHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Absorptive capacity; Japanese firms; Knowledge sourcing; Overseas R D; Spillover

Indexed keywords

INVESTMENTS; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SALES; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ADAPTIVE CAPACITY; JAPANESE FIRMS; KNOWLEDGE SOURCING; OVERSEAS R&D; SPILLOVER;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 2942639754     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2004.01.002     Document Type: Article

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