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Techno-Globalism and the EU Framework Programmes: evidence from multinational parent companies and subsidiaries
[El Tecnoglobalismo y los Programas Marco de la UE: datos de empresas matrices multinacionales y de sus filiales]

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  • Vanesa Calvo Alonso

    (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)

  • Juan Francisco Reyes Sánchez

    (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid)

  • Gustavo Morales-Alonso

    (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid)

Abstract

Este estudio examina la participación de las empresas multinacionales europeas (EMN) en los Programas Marco de la UE (PM) utilizando datos a nivel de proyecto obtenidos del Portal de Financiación y Licitaciones de la UE, del Portal Horizonte Europa y de CORDIS. La investigación analiza las redes de colaboración formadas por las empresas matrices y sus filiales a través de indicadores de participación y análisis de redes, explorando los patrones de compromiso, la centralidad y el papel de las filiales en el intercambio de conocimientos a nivel local y global. Los resultados muestran que las EMN utilizan ampliamente los PM para acceder a conocimientos y tecnologías estratégicos, más que a financiación, con las empresas matrices concentradas en Europa central y las filiales permitiendo la dispersión geográfica de las actividades de I+D. El análisis de redes revela una estructura colaborativa con baja densidad, pero alta cohesión, en consonancia con el fenómeno del «mundo pequeño». Las filiales están muy conectadas a nivel local, mientras que las empresas matrices lideran la intermediación de las colaboraciones. La colaboración interna entre la empresa matriz y la filial no afecta significativamente a la centralidad de la red. Estos hallazgos permiten avanzar en la comprensión de la globalización tecnológica y el papel de las multinacionales en las redes públicas de I+D, y proporcionan un marco replicable para analizar la dinámica de la colaboración empresarial.

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  • Vanesa Calvo Alonso & Juan Francisco Reyes Sánchez & Gustavo Morales-Alonso, 2025. "Techno-Globalism and the EU Framework Programmes: evidence from multinational parent companies and subsidiaries [El Tecnoglobalismo y los Programas Marco de la UE: datos de empresas matrices multinacionales y de sus filiales]," Papeles de Europa, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, Instituto Complutense de Estudios Internacionales (ICEI), vol. 38, pages 104821-1048.
    • Handle: RePEc:ucm:padeur:v:38:y:2025:p:e104821
    DOI: 10.5209/pade.104821
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    JEL classification:

    • O32 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
    • F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business
    • H57 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Procurement
    • L22 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Organization and Market Structure
    • L14 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Transactional Relationships; Contracts and Reputation

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