The Internationalisation of Western Firm's R&D to China
Journal
International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
ISSN
1476-1297
ISSN-Digital
1741-8054
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2008-06-15
Author(s)
Abstract
During the last 10 years, 400 out of the Fortune Top 500 have established at least one R&D unit in China. We investigate into this highly relevant phenomenon that seems to contradict existing theory on international R&D. We propose that there is a missing link in theory, developing this link by theory building that draws on Cohen and Levinthal's absorptive capacity. We test our propositions by using data from a survey we did on Western firms' R&D activities in China. Results show a good applicability of our concept and its relations to competitive advantage the-ory.
Language
English
Keywords
China
international business
research and development
competitive advantage
survey
nonparametric statistics
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Inderscience
Publisher place
Olney, Bucks
Volume
6
Number
4
Start page
536
End page
561
Pages
26
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
20967