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The multinational enterprise as a source of international knowledge flows: Direct evidence from Italy.
- Source :
- Journal of International Business Studies; Feb/Mar2010, Vol. 41 Issue 2, p350-359, 10p, 1 Diagram, 7 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- This paper examines the determinants of technology transfer between parent firms and their international affiliates, and of knowledge spillovers from those affiliates to host-country firms. Using a unique data set of foreign multinational enterprise (MNE) affiliates based in Italy, we find that affiliate investment in R&D and investment in capital-embodied technology plays a significant role in determining the nature of intra-firm technology flows. However, the basis for any spillovers arising from MNE affiliates does not originate from codified knowledge associated with R&D, but rather from the productivity of the affiliate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00472506
- Volume :
- 41
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of International Business Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 48724742
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1057/jibs.2009.57