The internationalisation of business R&D / edited by Bernhard Dachs, Robert Stehrer, Georg Zahradnik.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction / Bernhard Dachs, Robert Stehrer and Georg Zahradnik -- 2. Internationalisation of R&D : a brief survey of the literature / Bernhard Dachs -- 3. Issues in collecting data on the internationalisation of R&D / Georg Zahradnik and Waltraut Urban -- 4. R&D internationalisation across countries and over time / Georg Zahradnik -- 5. R&D internationalisation in Belgium, the Czech Republic and Switzerland / Franziska Kampik, Sandra Leitner and Georg Zahradnik -- 6. The sectoral perspective / Georg Zahradnik -- 7. The relationship between the European Union and United States of America / Bernhard Dachs -- 8. The structure of cross-country R&D expenditure : a social network analysis perspective / Thomas Scherngell -- 9. Host country determinants of R&D internationalisation / Sandra Leitner and Robert Stehrer -- 10. Drivers of R&D internationalisation in the automotive industry and in knowledge-intensive business services / Bernahrd Dachs and Doris Hanzl-Weiss -- 11. Impacts of R&D internationalisation on domestic R&D activities / Sandra Leitner and Robert Stehrer -- 12. R&D internationalisation from an Indo-German perspective / Rajnish Tiwari -- 13. R&D internationalisation and the Global Financial Crisis / Bernhard Dachs.

It has become clear that over the past few decades enterprises not only produce and sell abroad but increasingly also develop goods and services outside their home countries; a development now known as the internationalisation of business R&D. This book presents a comprehensive picture of the current state of internationalisation of R&D in the business sector. The contributors explore key patterns of the internationalisation of R&D across various countries and sectors using case studies to underpin empirical evidence. They examine the drivers of the process, revealing the impacts of R&D internationalisation on both home and host countries using both qualitative and quantitative analysis. Topics discussed include: why firms locate R&D activities abroad, data availability, quality and comparability, the role of the EU and the US in the internationalisation of R&D, country-level factors such as size, workforce and FDI as determinants of R&D internationalisation, impacts of R&D internationalisation on home and host countries. This book will prove an insightful read for academics, researchers and students with an interest in economics - particularly the economics of innovation - business and management, and science and technology. It will also prove a valuable resource for R&D policymakers and public administrators.

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