Funding sources and the strategic roles of decentralised R&D inmultinationals

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Papanastassiou, M. and Pearce, R. 2005. Funding sources and the strategic roles of decentralised R&D inmultinationals. R&D Management. 35 (1), pp. 89-99. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9310.2005.00374.x
TypeArticle
TitleFunding sources and the strategic roles of decentralised R&D inmultinationals
AuthorsPapanastassiou, M. and Pearce, R.
Abstract

This paper analyses the sources of funding accessed by laboratories of foreign multinational enterprises (MNEs) operating in the UK. The five separate sources of funding are systematically related to four different roles that such labs are seen to play. The results confirm the view that decentralised R&D in MNEs now plays significant and carefully defined roles in the technological and competitive evolution of these enterprises. The strong position of central group funds is seen to reflect two trends in the status of decentralised labs. Firstly, to support their willingness to activate strong local scientific inputs for longer-term and speculative
(risky) research programmes. Secondly, to inculcate an acceptance of individual labs to operate within interdependent networks of group operations (precompetitive research or product development).

Research GroupInternational Business group
PublisherBlackwell Publishing
JournalR&D Management
ISSN0033-6807
Publication dates
PrintJan 2005
Publication process dates
Deposited15 Oct 2013
Output statusPublished
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9310.2005.00374.x
LanguageEnglish
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