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The innovation performance of MNE subsidiaries and local embeddedness: evidence from an emerging economy

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  • Klauber Brito

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  • Paulo Figueiredo & Klauber Brito, 2011. "The innovation performance of MNE subsidiaries and local embeddedness: evidence from an emerging economy," Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Springer, vol. 21(1), pages 141-165, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:joevec:v:21:y:2011:i:1:p:141-165
    DOI: 10.1007/s00191-010-0180-6
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    2. De Marchi, Valentina & Cainelli, Giulio & Grandinetti, Roberto, 2022. "Multinational subsidiaries and green innovation," International Business Review, Elsevier, vol. 31(6).
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    5. Xiaoying Li & Xiaming Liu & Howard Thomas, 2013. "Market Orientation, Embeddedness and the Autonomy and Performance of Multinational Subsidiaries in an Emerging Economy," Management International Review, Springer, vol. 53(6), pages 869-897, December.
    6. Dixit Manjunatha Betaraya & Saboohi Nasim & Joy Mukhopadhyay, 2018. "Subsidiary Innovation in a Developing Economy: Towards a Comprehensive Model and Directions for Future Research," FIIB Business Review, , vol. 7(2), pages 109-125, June.
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    8. Albis, Nadia & Álvarez, Isabel & García, Aura, 2021. "The impact of external, internal, and dual relational embeddedness on the innovation performance of foreign subsidiaries: Evidence from a developing country," Journal of International Management, Elsevier, vol. 27(4).
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    Keywords

    MNE-subsidiaries; Innovation performance; Capability accumulation; Local embeddedness; Learning links; F23; I23; L52; L63; O25; O30 014;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • L52 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - Industrial Policy; Sectoral Planning Methods
    • L63 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - Microelectronics; Computers; Communications Equipment
    • O25 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Industrial Policy
    • O30 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - General

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