Decision parameters in global R&D management |
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Authors: | Alan Pearson Klaus Brockhoff Alexander von Boehmer |
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Institution: | R&D Research Unit, Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, Great Britain;Institute for Research in Innovation Management (I.R.I.M.), University of Kiel, Federal Republic of Germany |
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Abstract: | This paper addresses the question of which variables have what kind of impact on the decision to locate new R&D facilities in countries different from the home country of a corporation. In the first section of the paper we demonstrate the complexity of this question by referring to empirical research, managerial statements and literature. We then develop a conceptual model for the location decision of international R&D activities. This is based on Porter's (1990) framework of the factors constituting the competitive advantage of nations. In the final section of this paper we show how such a model helps us to understand and also to explain a number of management issues related to global R&D activities. |
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