Optimal scale for research and development in foreign environments—an investigation into size and performance of research and development laboratories abroad
Research PolicyPublished 1 June 1998
Walter Kuemmerle
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Abstract
This paper examines the relationship between performance and size of R&D laboratories operated abroad. Based on a theoretical argument, the paper proposes a concave relationship between laboratory size and performance, as well as a linear relationship between firm learning and laboratory performance. Empirical tests with 129 laboratories established by 27 multinational companies in the pharmaceuticals and electronics industries support these conjectures.
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