Subsidiaries and knowledge creation: the influence of the MNC and host country on innovation

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The focus on subsidiaries is embedded in two knowledge contexts, the internal multinational corporation (MNC) comprised of the head quarters and other subsidiaries and an external environment of regional or host country firms. A hypothesis is developed to suggest that the extent of influences of MNC depends on the characteristics of the knowledge network and the knowledge linkages of the subsidiary with other entities.

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Are we all global now? Local vs. foreign sources of corporate competence: The case of the Japanese pharmaceutical industry

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A study linking the highly distinctive national contexts of the pharmaceutical industry to the evolution of innovative capabilities for Japanese drug firms from 1975 to 1995 is presented. A strategic complement for significant innovation by Japanese drug firms was served by corporate experience in the socially 'proximate' markets of Southern Europe.

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Breakthrough innovations in the U.S. biotechnology industry: the effects of technological space and geographic origin

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The influence of geographic and space technological factors on biotechnological developments and innovations in the United States biotechnology industry is examined.

Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Drugs, Biotechnology industry, Biotechnology industries, Forecasts and trends, Technology application, Market trend/market analysis, Biotechnology, Bioengineering, Industry forecasts

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