This survey examines the empirical literature on the relationship between public R&D subsidies and private R&D investment over the past five decades. The survey reveals a considerable heterogeneity of empirical results that cannot be explained fully by methodological issues. We aim to provide...

Este trabajo analiza el crecimiento empresarial desde el enfoque basado en los recursos (EBR), proponiendo un modelo integrador, que incide sobre los aspectos din micos, a partir de una revisi¢n de diferentes trabajos que desde este enfoque analizan distintos aspectos del proceso de...

This study analyzes the effect of industry R&D intensity on the degree of product diversification and examines the interaction effect of free cash flow on the previous relationship at the current time in large US firms. Using the S&P 500 sample, we found support for the hypothesis that industry...

This paper is based on an empirical study of 103 Spanish multinational companies that have carried out foreign direct investment (FDI) and analyses to what extent the decision to invest in Latin America responds to factors different from those involved in the decision to invest in other...

This research explores the main facilitating and inhibiting factors behind strategic change in a single-industry context characterized by substantial environmental turbulence. Based on a dynamic and additive framework which includes theoretical arguments from the traditional strategic management...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the role played by different types of firm innovation on employee downsizing. Drawing on economic and management views, the authors aims to assess the potential positive or negative effect of different types of processes (i.e. new technology...