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| Tekijä: | Williams, C. Nones, B. |
| Otsikko: | R&D subsidiary isolation in knowledge-intensive industries: evidence from Austria |
| Lehti: | R & D Management
2009 : MAR, VOL. 39:2, p. 111-123 |
| Asiasana: | knowledge industries high technology competition R&D multinational companies subsidiary companies Austria |
| Kieli: | eng |
| Tiivistelmä: | This paper explores R&D subsidiary (henceforth as: sub/s.) isolation within multinational corporations (MNCs) competing in knowledge-intensive (herein as: k-i.) industries. For these MNCs, accessing knowledge and fostering the innovative potential of R&D sub/s. is vital for on-going competitiveness which requires integration of the sub/s. within the host country and also internally within the MNCs. Yet, according to recent studies, overseas sub/s. can become isolated, even in high-technology sectors. This paper deals with this issue by focusing on organizational factors at corporate and subsidiary levels with the potential of explaining subsidiary isolation. Using a combination of questionnaire and secondary data, this paper analyzes a sample of 45 foreign-owned Austrian subsidiaries doing R&D in k-i. industries. Based on the results, it is suggested among others that parent and subsidiary experience, the degree of early-stage research performed by the subsidiary and the use of training and rotation practices by the subsidiary, all counteract isolation. |
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