DOI
10.1007/s10961-008-9090-2
Technological Diversity, Scientific Excellence and the Location of Inventive Activities Abroad: The Case of Nanotechnology
论文题名译名
技术多样性、科学卓越性与国外发明活动的定位——以纳米技术为例
摘要
Our contribution to the expanding literature on the globalization of research and innovation is to investigate the extent to which sector-specific developments in an emerging technology (such as increasing interdisciplinarity and complexity) affect inventive activities developed abroad. We look at how technological diversity and scientific excellence of host countries in the field of nanotechnology affect the development of inventive activities by US multinational companies (MNCs). We identify the most active US-based MNCs in nanotechnology-related patenting and examine location decisions of these companies and their international subsidiaries. Econometric results confirm our hypothesis that the technological breadth of host countries positively influences the expected number of inventions developed abroad by US MNCs. Science capabilities of countries also have a positive impact on the decision to invent abroad, while the influence of market specific factors is less clear. We interpret these results as suggesting that host country science capabilities are important to attract innovative activities by MNCs, but as the interdisciplinary and convergent nature of nanotechnology evolves, access to a broadly diversified knowledge base becomes important in increasing the relative attractiveness of host locations.
中文摘要
我们对不断扩大的研究和创新全球化文献的贡献是调查新兴技术中特定部门的发展（如日益增加的跨学科性和复杂性）对国外开发的创造性活动的影响程度。我们研究东道国在纳米技术领域的技术多样性和科学卓越性如何影响美国跨国公司的创新活动发展。我们确定了在纳米技术相关专利方面最活跃的美国跨国公司，并审查了这些公司及其国际子公司的选址决定。计量经济学结果证实了我们的假设，即东道国的技术广度对美国跨国公司在国外开发的发明的预期数量有积极影响。国家的科学能力也对国外发明的决定有积极影响，而市场特定因素的影响则不太清楚。我们解释
来源关键词
Multinationals
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Innovation
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Location
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Patents
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Nanotechnology
来源智库
Consortium for Science, Policy, and Outcomes (United States)
NSTL唯一标识符
JA202305300000056ZX
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