Sofka, Wolfgang; Shehu, Edlira; de Faria, Pedro - In: Research Policy 43 (2014) 8, pp. 1320-1333
International knowledge spillovers, especially through multinational companies (MNCs), have recently been a major topic … challenge this assumption by investigating the drivers of knowledge protection intensity of MNC subsidiaries. We argue that … knowledge protection intensity is determined by MNC subsidiary mandates and by opportunities and risks originating from the host …