Innovation and the Multinational Firm

Perspectives on Foreign Subsidiaries and Host Locations

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In the changing geography of innovation, multinational corporations play a key role as creators of knowledge. Innovation and the Multinational Firm investigates how innovation is managed within these firms by focusing particularly on subsidiaries and host-locations.

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Utgivningsdatum2015-09-29
Mått140 x 216 x 14 mm
Vikt367 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor159
Upplaga2015
FörlagPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN9781137555434

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Alessandra Perri is Assistant Professor of International Business at Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy. Her research focuses on FDI spillovers to host-locations, local linkages, subsidiary innovation strategy, and emerging countries' technological catch-up. Alessandra's research appears in various journals, including The Journal of World Business, The International Business Review, and The International Journal of Management Reviews among others.

Introduction PART I: MANAGING INNOVATION ACROSS GEOGRAPHICAL SPACE: AN OVERVIEW 1. Innovation in Multinational Firms and the Role of Geography 1.1 Innovation and the Multinational Firm 1.2 Models and Processes of Innovation in Multinational Firms 1.3 R&D Internationalization and the Role of Geography 1.3.1 Tacit Knowledge, Proximity and Co-location 1.4 Is R&D Really International? 2. Managing Innovation in Multinational Firms 2.1 Forces behind R&D Internationalization 2.2 Types of Innovation-Driven Foreign Direct Investment 2.3 Location Choices of R&D Facilities 2.4 Organizational Challenges in Multinational Innovation 2.4.1 Orchestrating Geographically Dispersed Innovation Activities PART II: A MULTI-LEVEL APPROACH TO THE STUDY OF GEOGRAPHICALLY DISPERSED INNOVATION IN MULTINATIONAL FIRMS 3. Perspectives on Subsidiaries 3.1 The Evolution of Subsidiary-Level Research 3.2 Changing Roles: from Passive to Active Subsidiaries 3.3 Internal and External Drivers of Subsidiary Evolution 3.3.1 The Influence of the Internal Network 3.3.2 The Influence of the External Network 3.4 An Innovation Management Perspective 3.4.1 Knowledge Creation 3.4.2 Knowledge Protection 4. Perspectives on Host-Locations 4.1 Integrating International Business, Innovation and Economic Geography perspectives 4.2 The case of FDI Spillovers to Host-locations 4.3 Antecedents of FDI Knowledge Spillovers 4.4 Place and Space: Locational Features for MNC Innovation 5. Integrating Perspectives 5.1 The Relevance of Locations for MNC Innovation 5.2 The Case of FDI Spillovers to Host-locations 5.3 Antecedents of FDI Knowledge Spillovers 5.3.1 Macro-level Perspectives 5.3.2 Meso-level Perspectives 5.3.3 Micro-level Perspectives 5.4 Implications for the Study of FDI Spillovers to Host-locations 6. Concluding Remarks and New Research Directions 6.1 Concluding Observations 6.2 Potential Research Opportunities

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