Innovation in Multinational Corporations in the Information Age

Grazia D. Santangelo, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

• Contents: Preface 1. Introduction Part I: Location, Innovative Activity and MNCs 2. The Geography of Innovation and Local Embeddedness: Tacit versus Codified Knowledge 3. The Management of Corporate Technological Portfolios: Rationalisation versus Diversification 4. Globalisation and Innovation Management Part II: The Experience of the European ICT Industry 5. The Evolution of European Corporate Competencies in ICT 6. The Dynamics of Corporate Competencies and STPs 7. Locational Aspects of ICT Corporate Technological Development: Some Evidence from German, Italian and UK Regions Part III: Concluding Remarks and Implications 8. Conclusions: Context-Dependency, Industrial Models of Innovation and Corporate Learning 9. Management Issues and Policy Implications Bibliography Index

'. . . Grazia D. Santangelo has added enormously to our understanding of the nature of international R&D. Hence, I strongly recommend the book to researchers and interested practitioners who work in the field of ICT innovation and international R&D.'