Intra-firm technology transfer and R&D in foreign affiliates: Substitutes or complements? Evidence from Japanese multinational firms

Journal of the Japanese and International Economies

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 310-319

  Belderbos, Rene ^a,b   Ito, Banri ^c   Wakasugi, Ryuhei ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c TRADE AND INDUSTRY   (Japan)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Multinational firms; R D; Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

EID: 50249091723     PISSN: 08891583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jjie.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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