The Upgrading of Multinational Regional Innovation Networks in China

Yun Chung Chen · 2007 · Asia Pacific Business Review

Summary. Multinational corporations have increasingly moved advanced innovation activities to China since 1995, contradicting theories that predict developing economies only handle routine work. By studying Motorola and Microsoft's regional innovation networks in China, this paper shows that innovation upgrading happens through interaction between MNC subsidiary research centers and local institutions, not through hierarchical global structures.

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  author  = {Yun Chung Chen},
  journal = {Asia Pacific Business Review},
  year    = {2007},
  doi     = {10.1080/13602380701291941},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1080/13602380701291941}
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DOI

10.1080/13602380701291941

Countries

China

Regions

Asia

Categories

regional-innovation-systems, innovation-networks, general-innovation

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