R and D Investments of Multinational Corporations

Management International Review

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 407-428

  Veliyath, Rajaram ^a   Sambharya, R ^b  

^a KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Institutions; Intellectual property rights; National innovation capability; Strategic motivations for international R D investments

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053052230     PISSN: 09388249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11575-011-0079-y     Document Type: Article

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