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Intangible assets and MNEs’ locational strategies for innovation—or: why the regional matters

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  • Jan-Philipp Kramer
  • Javier Revilla Diez
  • Elisabetta Marinelli
  • Simona Iammarino

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Dieser Artikel präsentiert qualitative Erkenntnisse der wichtigsten Kanäle über die immaterielle Vermögenswerte in Innovationsprozessen von Multinationalen Unternehmen (MNUs) verstärkt werden und beschreibt ihre räumlichen Wurzeln und Auswirkungen. Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf den drei immateriellen Vermögenswerten Human Capital, Organisational Capital und Network Capital, welche sich in der wissenschaftlichen Literatur als besonders relevant für Multinationale Unternehmen als auch die regionale Wissensentstehung und Wissensausbreitung herausgestellt haben. Die Studie wurde auf der Grundlage von über vierzig leitfadengestützten Interviews mit leitenden Managern und wissenschaftlichen Personal bedeutsamer Multinationaler Unternehmen des Automotive, Life Science und IKT Sektors aus Deutschland und dem Vereinigten Königreich erstellt. Durch die Fokussierung auf die Prozesse, durch die Investitionen in immaterielle Vermögenswerte stattfinden und die Strukturen, welche diese Prozesse innerhalb des Unternehmens und dem regionalen Umfeld unterstützen, konnten wichtige Erkenntnisse über die Bedeutung von immateriellen Vermögenswerten für die Einbettung Multinationaler Unternehmen in Regionale Innovationsysteme identifiziert werden. Copyright Springer-Verlag 2010

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  • Jan-Philipp Kramer & Javier Revilla Diez & Elisabetta Marinelli & Simona Iammarino, 2010. "Intangible assets and MNEs’ locational strategies for innovation—or: why the regional matters," Review of Regional Research: Jahrbuch für Regionalwissenschaft, Springer;Gesellschaft für Regionalforschung (GfR), vol. 30(2), pages 129-157, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jahrfr:v:30:y:2010:i:2:p:129-157
    DOI: 10.1007/s10037-010-0046-2
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    Keywords

    Intangible assets; Multinational enterprises; Innovation strategies; Regional innovation systems; Europe; F23; L14; L22; O31; O32; R11; Immaterielle Vermögenswerte; Multinationale Unternehmen; Innovationsstrategien; Regionale Innovationssysteme; Europa;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business
    • L14 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Transactional Relationships; Contracts and Reputation
    • L22 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Organization and Market Structure
    • O31 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
    • O32 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes

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