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Modes of international external technology innovation: evidence from a global sample

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  • Malika Richards
  • Yi Yang

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We investigate the factors that may influence a firm's choice of external technology innovation in foreign countries based on the eclectic theory. With a sample of 1,094 overseas R&D collaborations in 42 countries by US companies, we examine the impact of three firm-level ownership endowments – technological competency, organisational slack, as well as location factors on such decisions. Our results show that industry relatedness between US companies and their overseas partners demonstrates significant moderator effects. Also, when expanding into culturally distant nations, US multinationals are much more likely to form R&D joint ventures or non-equity alliances than corporate venture capital investments.

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  • Malika Richards & Yi Yang, 2010. "Modes of international external technology innovation: evidence from a global sample," International Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional Studies, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 1(4), pages 337-363.
  • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijhrcs:v:1:y:2010:i:4:p:337-363
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