Entry Mode, Organizational Learning, and R & D in Foreign Affiliates : Evidence From Japanese Firm  

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Belderbos, Rene

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Strategic Management Journal vol. 24 no. 3 (2003), page 235-260.
Topik: ORGANIZATIONAL; R & D; entry mode; organizational learning; japanese firms

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Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: SS30.11 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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This paper develops hypotheses concerning the role of entry mode and experience - based organizational learning as determinants of the R & D intensity of foreign affiliates and tests these hypotheses on a sample of 420 japanese manufacturing affiliates abroad. Entry mode has a major impact on R & D activities : the R & D intensities of acquired affiliates substantially exceed those in wholly owned greenfield affilitates, while the R & D intensities of minority owned ventures are higher if japanese parent firms lack strong R & D capabilities at home. For greenfield operations, support is found for an incremental growth pattern of foreign R & D as a function of organizational learning and affilitate capability building. The results are consistent with the view that part of the explanation for japanese firms' relative lack of involvement in overseas R & D must be sought in their status as "latecomers" in the establishment of overseas manufacturing networks. At the same time, a number of japanese firms have actively used foreign acquisitions and joint ventures to gain access to overseas technology and to establish overseas R & D capabilities at a faster pace.

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