@inbook{1d45afa8e73b433daa0b35795d93aa1d,
title = "The Location of Multinational firms{\textquoteright} R&D Activities abroad: Host Country University Research and R&D Heterogeneity",
abstract = "We examine the determinants of multinational firms' propensity to conduct R&D activities in host countries, with specific attention to the influence of host countries' university research. We consider heterogeneous locational drivers related to the type of R&D activity: basic research, applied research, development for local markets, and development for global markets. Drawing on official survey data on R&D activities by 498 Japanese multinational firms in 24 host countries and estimating two-stage models, we find that the likelihood that firms conduct R&D in a host country is generally increasing in the strength of university research. Conditional on a firm's R&D presence, university research strength is associated with a greater propensity to conduct (basic) research activities rather than (local) development, while the intensity of host country university - industry collaboration is most strongly associated with applied research. Host country experience and the depth of the firm's manufacturing presence are also associated higher propensities to engage in research.",
keywords = "Globalization of R&D, multinational firm, location, university-industry collaboration, R&D type, university research, ACADEMIC RESEARCH, ABSORPTIVE-CAPACITY, KNOWLEDGE SPILLOVERS, PHARMACEUTICAL FIRMS, BIOTECHNOLOGY FIRMS, TECHNOLOGY-TRANSFER, EUROPEAN REGIONS, JAPANESE, INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE",
author = "Shinya Suzuki and Ren{\'e} Belderbos and Kwon, {Hyeog Ug}",
note = "data source: Microdata protected under privacy law in Japan. Access only through local collaboration at the Ministry in Japan. ",
year = "2017",
doi = "10.1108/S0742-332220170000036005",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-1-78714-277-0",
series = "Advances in Strategic Management",
publisher = "Emerald Group Publishing Limited",
pages = "125--159",
editor = "Juan Alcacer and Bruce Kogut and Catherine Thomas and Yeung, {Bernard Yin}",
booktitle = "Geography, Location, and Strategy",
}