GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF R&D ACTIVITY: HOW DOES IT AFFECT INNOVATION QUALITY?

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Lahiri, Nandini
• 署名单位: University of North Carolina; University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0001-4273
• DOI: 10.5465/AMJ.2010.54533233
• 发表日期: 2010
• 页码: 1194-1209
• 关键词: FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; MULTINATIONAL-CORPORATIONS; UNITED-STATES; knowledge spillovers; REGIONAL NETWORKS; firm; capabilities; performance; integration; industry

摘要

I examine the impact of the geographic distribution of R&D activity on the quality of innovation. Through an analysis of patent data from 100 firms in the global semiconductor manufacturing industry, I find that the impact of geographic distribution of R&D on innovation quality takes an inverted-U shape and that firms are heterogeneous in the benefits derived from this geographic distribution. Results indicate that two characteristics technological diversity of resources and intraorganizational linkages between R&D units significantly influence firms' ability to derive benefits from increased geographic scope.