Institutional factors and subnational location choice for multinationals’ R&D subsidiaries

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Autor(a) principal: Christian Falaster, Christian
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Portugal Ferreira, Manuel
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Revista de Administração e Inovação
Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/rai/article/view/182853
Resumo: Purpose – Using an institution-based view, this study aims to conceptualize how sub-national institutionalcharacteristics are likely to explain location choice of multinationals’research and development (R&D) subsidiaries.Design/methodology/approach – In a conceptual paper, this study explores specific institutional facetsof the regional environments within a country that are capable of explaining, at least in part, the locationchoices of multinational corporations’ R&D subsidiaries.Findings – This study thus explores the more nuanced influences of the institutional environments at asubnational level and develops propositions to explain location choices based on the differences of theinstitutional environments.Originality/value – This study contributes to international business theory by incorporating a locationspecific analysis that contrasts to the usual country-level observation on the determinants of firms’ locationdecisions.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Institutional factors and subnational location choice for multinationals’ R&D subsidiaries
title Institutional factors and subnational location choice for multinationals’ R&D subsidiaries
spellingShingle Institutional factors and subnational location choice for multinationals’ R&D subsidiaries
Christian Falaster, Christian
Location choice
Regional differences
IInstitutional environment
Innovation
title_short Institutional factors and subnational location choice for multinationals’ R&D subsidiaries
title_full Institutional factors and subnational location choice for multinationals’ R&D subsidiaries
title_fullStr Institutional factors and subnational location choice for multinationals’ R&D subsidiaries
title_full_unstemmed Institutional factors and subnational location choice for multinationals’ R&D subsidiaries
title_sort Institutional factors and subnational location choice for multinationals’ R&D subsidiaries
author Christian Falaster, Christian
author_facet Christian Falaster, Christian
Portugal Ferreira, Manuel
author_role author
author2 Portugal Ferreira, Manuel
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Christian Falaster, Christian
Portugal Ferreira, Manuel
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Location choice
Regional differences
IInstitutional environment
Innovation
topic Location choice
Regional differences
IInstitutional environment
Innovation
description Purpose – Using an institution-based view, this study aims to conceptualize how sub-national institutionalcharacteristics are likely to explain location choice of multinationals’research and development (R&D) subsidiaries.Design/methodology/approach – In a conceptual paper, this study explores specific institutional facetsof the regional environments within a country that are capable of explaining, at least in part, the locationchoices of multinational corporations’ R&D subsidiaries.Findings – This study thus explores the more nuanced influences of the institutional environments at asubnational level and develops propositions to explain location choices based on the differences of theinstitutional environments.Originality/value – This study contributes to international business theory by incorporating a locationspecific analysis that contrasts to the usual country-level observation on the determinants of firms’ locationdecisions.
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