Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5110304 | Long Range Planning | 2016 | 20 Pages |
Abstract
This study examines factors affecting MNCs' establishment of R&D centers in China (i.e., China R&D centers). We argue that China offers not only location advantages (e.g., economic growth) that encourage MNCs to establish R&D centers there, but also location disadvantages (e.g., weak intellectual property protection) that discourage MNCs from doing so. Examining a sample of China R&D centers established by U.S. MNCs over fifteen years, we find that China's location advantages and location disadvantages have both independent and joint effects on MNCs' establishment of China R&D centers. We also find that MNC attributes moderate these effects.
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Authors
R. Michael Jr., Haiyang Li, Michael A. Hitt, Kaitlyn DeGhetto, Trey Sutton,