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Generating Competitive Advantage On A Global Basis: A New Empirical Look On International R&D
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2006-10-01
Author(s)
Abstract
Paper nominated for
* Best Conference Paper Prize
* BoozAllenHamilton / SMS PhD Fellowship
Institutional liberalisation of the world economy has led to the emergence of an increasingly international and competitive environment for firms. This imposes new challenges for a firm's research and development (R&D), the most important generator of competitive advantage, in becoming an international R&D function.
However, despite this importance, our understanding of international R&D is theoretically incomplete. An explanatory connection between the firm's characteristics and the extent of its international R&D is still missing. We address this gap by using data from a survey conducted by us to model a set of firm characteristics that determine scope and extent of its international R&D activities. Our findings present important implications for both academicians and practitioners.
* Best Conference Paper Prize
* BoozAllenHamilton / SMS PhD Fellowship
Institutional liberalisation of the world economy has led to the emergence of an increasingly international and competitive environment for firms. This imposes new challenges for a firm's research and development (R&D), the most important generator of competitive advantage, in becoming an international R&D function.
However, despite this importance, our understanding of international R&D is theoretically incomplete. An explanatory connection between the firm's characteristics and the extent of its international R&D is still missing. We address this gap by using data from a survey conducted by us to model a set of firm characteristics that determine scope and extent of its international R&D activities. Our findings present important implications for both academicians and practitioners.
Language
English
Keywords
International Research and Development (R&D)
multinational firms (MNC)
multivariate statistics
tobit models
negative binomial regression
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Book title
Proceedings of the 2006 SMS conference
Publisher
Strategic Management Society
Start page
25
Event Title
26th Annual Conference of the Strategic Management Society (SMS)
Event Location
Vienna, Austria
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
28843