Global R&D activities of Japanese MNCs in the US: A triangulation approach

Research Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-36

  Kurokawa, Sam ^a   Iwata, Satoshi ^b   Roberts, Edward B ^c  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

International subsidiaries; Knowledge based view; MNCs; R D management

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION;

INTERNATIONAL SUBSIDIARIES; KNOWLEDGE FLOWS; KNOWLEDGE-BASED VIEW; MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33846235105     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2006.07.001     Document Type: Article

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