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Résumés
Abstract
The aim of the paper is to track the scale and the strategy of European multinational firms related to the internationalization of their R&D. We address two questions: 1. Can we confirm the general view assuming a growing trend in the internationalisation of technology? 2. Does the “home base augmenting” dominant strategy observed in the 1990s still hold? We use a patent data set for a sample of 349 firms and two time periods 1994-1996 and 2003-2005. We find out: 1) the remaining importance of the national technological bases of MNCs, 2) R&D internationalisation is not continuously growing over the period under observation, 3) an emerging trend working to the detriment of the home base augmenting strategy.
Keywords:
- large firm (multinational),
- R&D,
- internationalisation,
- locational strategy
Résumé
L’objet de l’article est de suivre l’évolution de l’échelle et des stratégies des firmes multinationales européennes en matière d’internationalisation de leur R-D. On aborde deux questions : 1. Peut-on confirmer le point de vue généralement accepté d’un trend croissant en termes d’internationalisation de la production technologique ? 2. Est-ce que la stratégie “home base augmenting” dominante dans les années 1990 l’est encore ? On utilise une base de données de brevets comprenant 349 firmes sur deux périodes 1994-1996 and 2003-2005. On trouve : 1) la base technologique nationale des firmes reste importante, 2) l’internationalisation de la R-D n’est pas continument croissante sur la période observée, 3) en termes de stratégie on perçoit une tendance émergeante jouant au détriment de la stratégie « home base augmenting ».
Mots-clés :
- grande firme multinationale,
- R&D,
- internationalisation,
- stratégie de localisation
Resumen
El propósito del artículo es el seguimiento de la evolución de la escala y la estrategia de las multinacionales europeas sobre la internacionalización de la I + D. Nos dirigimos a dos preguntas: 1. Podemos confirmar las predicciones de opinión general sobre una tendencia creciente en la internacionalización de la tecnología? 2. Continua la estrategia « home base augmenting » observada en la década de 1990 siendo la estrategia dominante? Utilizamos un conjunto de datos de patentes de 349 empresas y dos períodos; de 1994-1996 y 2003-2005. Encontramos que: 1) La base tecnológica de las empresas multinacionales continua siendo importante, 2) La internacionalización de la R&D no se desarrolla continuamente durante el periodo observado, 3) una nueva tendencia se desarrolla a expensas de la estrategia « home base augmenting ».
Palabras clave:
- grande multinacional firme,
- I + D,
- internacionalización,
- estrategia de ubicación
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