Here or There? A Survey of Factors in Multinational R&d Location -- Report to the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable

In this report to the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable, authors Jerry Thursby and Marie Thursby summarize their research on the globalization of corporate R&D. The authors surveyed 200 multinational companies about recent and future R&D location decisions, and the factors influencing those decisions. The survey confirms that China and India are primary targets of R&D expansion, but this trend does not yet portend a "hollowing out" of R&D capability in the United States. R&D location decisions are complex and driven by a variety of factors, including the potential for market growth, the quality of R&D personnel, and the environment for collaborating with universities. The cost of research, while important, is not the primary factor in siting decisions.

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• Authors: Jerry G. Thursby, Jerry Thursby, Emory University and Marie Thursby, Government-University-Industry Research, National Bureau of Economic Research, Institute of Medicine, National Academy Of Engineering, Policy And Global Affairs, Emory University, National Academy of Sciences, Marie Thursby, National Academy of Sciences National Ac, Georgia Institute of Technology, Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable, Jerry Thursby, National Academy of Engineering National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences National Academy of Engineering Institute of Medicine
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 30.09.2006
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general)
• EAN: 9780309101844
• ISBN: 978-0-309-10184-4
• Pages: 48
• Subjects: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy; Politics / Current Events; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Science & Technology Policy; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Industrial Technology