Localization and Overseas R&D Activity: The Case of Taiwanese Multinational Enterprises in China

Intellectual Property Protection , Market Orientation and Location of Overseas R & D Activities by Multinational Enterprises Nagesh

Evolutionary paths of R&D Internationalization: The Case of Taiwanese Transnational Corporations

Based on data from 75 of the top 1000 Taiwanese manufacturers, we examine how these firms establish their overseas R&D centers and connect with global innovation networks over time by conducting both data searching and in-depth interviews. We categorize four paths of internationalizing R&D for Taiwanese firms and explore three types of technology strategies through in-depth interviews with top ...

The Strategy of Korean Multinational Enterprises – Multiple versus Single plant

Using firm-level panel data for Korean MNEs, we make a distinction between being the only affiliate of a parent firm and being the one of the multiple affiliates of a parent firm. Comparisons of correlations between purchases and sales of each group of the foreign affiliates show distinctive difference in the motivations of FDI and the multinational activities, due to the difference in the numb...

The strategies of Chinese and Indian software multinationals: implications for internationalization theory

China and India are emerging as major entrants into the international software industry. Both are rapidly learning through outsourcing with multinational enterprises (MNEs) from advanced nations, yet their paths to this dynamic sector are very different. Chinese software firms have focused on their domestic market by working with foreign MNEs, while they move cautiously abroad. Indian firms, wh...

Can locally-recruited R&D personnel significantly contribute to innovation in multinational subsidiaries in an emerging economy?

This paper assesses the role of locally-recruited R&D personnel relative to their expatriate counterparts as regards innovation in multinational subsidiariesin an emerging economy. Two hypotheses are developed based on a network approach to multinational enterprises in an emerging economy setting, and tested on a sample of 317 multinational subsidiaries in China. Our results indicate that local...