Abstract
The amount of R&D units outside the parent country has grown considerably during the last two decades. Local know-how and technology access, as well as proximity to customers and local markets have been the major drivers. Internationalization has taken place mainly by establishing greenfield R&D sites, expansion of R&D capabilities in local subsidiaries, or acquisitions of local companies or companies with local R&D sites.
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See e.g. Cordell (1973), Ramstad (1977), Behrmann and Fischer (1980), Pearce (1989).
Recent research in this area includes De Meyer (1993a, b), Grandstand et al. (1993), and Pearson et al. (1993), which have been further refined by e.g. Chiesa (1996a), Kuemmerle (1997a), and Medcof (1997).
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(2008). Internal Drivers. In: Managing Global Innovation. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68952-2_4
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