MNCs' offshore R&D networks in host country's regional innovation system: The case of Taiwan-based firms in China

Research Policy

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1107-1120

  Liu, Meng Chun ^a   Chen, Shin Horng ^b  

^a TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

China; MNCs; Offshore R D networks; R D internationalization; Regional innovation system

Indexed keywords

BIVARIATE PROBIT; CHINA; DATA BANK; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES; HOST COUNTRIES; HOT SPOT; INNOVATION CAPACITY; INNOVATION NETWORK; KNOWLEDGE APPLICATION; LOCATION CHOICE; MNCS; MULTI-NATIONAL CORPORATIONS; NETWORK LINKAGES; QUANTITATIVE APPROACH; REGIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS; REGIONAL VARIATION; REGRESSION MODEL; TECHNOLOGY EXPLOITATION; UNIT OF ANALYSIS;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INDUSTRY; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; REGIONAL PLANNING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

INTERLOCKING SIGNALS;

EID: 84860217249     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2012.03.016     Document Type: Article

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