In this paper, we investigate the firm-level mechanisms that underlie the sequential foreign direct investment (FDI) decisions of multinational corporations (MNCs). To understand inter-firm heterogeneity in the sequential FDI behaviors of MNCs, we develop a firm capability-based model of...

This study examines factors underlying three phases of change or persistence in industrial leadership in the sector of interchangeable-lens cameras over the past century. During this period there were two major phases of leadership change, both associated with the emergence of innovations...

Recent research finds that firms investing abroad tend to agglomerate with other foreign entrants. Yet firms often invest multiple times within the same host country, which raises the question of whether firms agglomerate with their competitors' or their own prior investments. Collocation's...

Despite the upsurge in cross-border R&D collaboration within multinational corporations (MNCs), firms often fail to realize the full potential of cross-border R&D teams. We examine under what conditions geographic diversity might lead to higher or lower innovation performance by focusing on the...

A key strategic choice for multinational firms is where to locate. When investing abroad, firms may find collocating with their own and competitors' prior investments beneficial. Such agglomeration may provide knowledge and infrastructure spillovers. Yet, as a firm invests sequentially, its past...

Is knowledge localized? Why? This thesis studies the spatial diffusion of technological knowledge through the analysis of patent citations of important semiconductor innovations. The study first examines the variation in the localization of knowledge (a) by country and region and (b) by...