Global Competition and Technology: Essays in the Creation and Application of Knowledge by Multinationals

Multinationals are increasingly taking internationalised approaches to the ways in which they generate new knowledge and develop innovative new products from it in the pursuit of global competitiveness. These new perspectives in MNEs' technological behaviour open up important additional possibilities for those countries that play host to operations of these companies. This book analyses in detail the new dimensions in MNEs' approach to global competitiveness and the role played in this by overseas R & D units, and discusses the implications of this for host countries' growth and welfare.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-290) and index.

List of Tables - Acknowledgements - Notes on the Authors - PART 1: STRATEGIC EVOLUTION AND TECHNOLOGY IN MNEs - Global Interdependence, MNE Strategy and Technology - The Implications for Host-country and Home-country Competitiveness of the Internationalisation of R & D and Innovation in Multinationals - Motivation and Market Strategies of US Foreign Direct Investments: An Analysis of Host-country Determinants, with Marina Papanastassiou - PART 2: OVERSEAS R & D AND TECHNOLOGICAL DIVERSITY IN MNEs - Motivation and Organisation of Decentralised R & D, with Satwinder Singh - Overseas R & D Laboratories in MNEs: An Analysis of Their Roles and Motivations, with Satwinder Singh - Global-innovation Strategies of MNEs and European Integration: the Role of Regional R & D Facilities, with Marina Papanastassiou - Firm Strategies and the Research Intensity of US MNEs'Overseas Operations: an Analysis of Host-country Determinants, with Marina Papanastassiou - PART 3: INDUSTRY AND COUNTRY CASES - The Potential Role of Romania's Technological and Scientific Capacity in Attracting FDI: An Exploratory Analysis of its National System of Innovation, with Julia Manea - The European Research and Development Operations of Japanese Multinationals - The Globalisation of R & D in Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals and Biotechnology: Some New Evidence, with Gurkanwal Singh Pooni - PART 4: POLICY CONCLUSIONS - Industrial Policy, MNEs and National Technology - Index