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TY - JOUR
T1 - Multinational R&D in China
T2 - From home-country-based to host-country-based
AU - Wang, Jian
AU - Xue, Lan
AU - Liang, Zheng
PY - 2012/6/30
Y1 - 2012/6/30
N2 - Current research on multinational R&D assumes that main R&D is based in the home country and views overseas R&D as additional to the home base. However, case studies in China have found that the base itself is also internationalized. Besides home-based-augmenting, home-based-exploiting, and home-based-replacing discussed in the literature, we have identified new types of host-based overseas R&D. Two of these are the host-based technology advancer, which focuses on original component innovation, and the host-based system owner, which focuses on system innovation. Both respond to local market opportunities. In addition, multinationals establish host-based local integrators to coordinate their R&D centers under different firm divisions. These findings suggest four topics for future research.
AB - Current research on multinational R&D assumes that main R&D is based in the home country and views overseas R&D as additional to the home base. However, case studies in China have found that the base itself is also internationalized. Besides home-based-augmenting, home-based-exploiting, and home-based-replacing discussed in the literature, we have identified new types of host-based overseas R&D. Two of these are the host-based technology advancer, which focuses on original component innovation, and the host-based system owner, which focuses on system innovation. Both respond to local market opportunities. In addition, multinationals establish host-based local integrators to coordinate their R&D centers under different firm divisions. These findings suggest four topics for future research.
KW - China
KW - Home-based
KW - Host-based local integrator
KW - Host-based system owner
KW - Host-based technology advancer
KW - Multinational R&D
U2 - 10.5172/impp.2012.14.2.192
DO - 10.5172/impp.2012.14.2.192
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:84866255910
VL - 14
SP - 192
EP - 202
JO - Innovation: Management, Policy and Practice
JF - Innovation: Management, Policy and Practice
SN - 1447-9338
IS - 2
ER -