Location choices within global innovation networks: the case of Europe |
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Authors: | Frédérique Sachwald |
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Institution: | (1) Head of the Industrial R&D Office, Ministry of Higher Education and Research, 1, rue Descartes, Paris Cedex 05, 75231, France |
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Abstract: | Rapid growth in internationalization of corporate R&D has spurred considerable interest since the 1990s. Foreign R&D is still
mainly driven by the expansion of international production, but technology sourcing has become an increasingly important driver
of dispersion. Actually, differences across sectors and companies tend to obscure the mix of motivations behind the development
of global innovation networks. This paper distinguishes the various drivers of the international dispersion of corporate R&D
in order to elaborate a typology of foreign R&D units, including in emerging countries. This typology is used to discuss the
emergence of differentiated global innovation networks and the location choices by type of R&D unit. It is applied to foreign
R&D projects in Europe in high and low cost countries between 2002 and 2005. It is then used to discuss the weakening attractiveness
of the European Union for R&D activities and the relevant policies that countries can design to attract different types of
units.
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Keywords: | Globalization of R& D Location of R& D Multinationals Europe |
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