This research sheds light on the role of product scope on the innovation activity of multinational multi-product firms …. We use patent citation data to break down innovation into two types by measuring the degree to which innovation performed … focus on two features in multinational production: (i) fundamental innovation is geographically more difficult to transfer …

This study explicitly takes into account that the decision to enter into a cooperative R&D relationship is related to … the antecedent decision to carry out R&D. This calls for a methodological approach that, at the same time, allows the … relationships are important drivers of a firm's decision to engage in R&D both independently and with external partners. …