effects of cross-border mergers and acquisitions on innovation activities in target firms. The empirical analysis is based on … selection bias, it is found that foreign takeovers have a large negative impact on the propensity to perform innovation … activities and a negative impact on average R&D expenditures in innovative firms. Furthermore, innovation output, measured as the …

This paper provides empirical evidence on the relationship between cross-border acquisitions and innovation activities … at the firm level. In contrast to previous studies that analyze the effects on innovation in target firms, this paper …

This paper provides empirical evidence on the relationship between cross-border acquisitions and innovation activities …

/methodology/approach – Using the OLI framework, this paper highlights that the innovation activities of MNEs are about interaction of these …

This paper provides empirical evidence on the relationship between cross-border acquisitions and innovation activities …

knowledge institutes in Finland and the Netherlands. Three questions – relevant for innovation policies - constitute the central … Innovation Surveys we find that foreign firms in the Netherlands are less likely to co-operate with domestic public knowledge … partners. This raises the issue whether Finnish innovation policies with a strong focus on R&D co-operation provide incentives …

outperformed by domestic multinationals in R&D and innovation engagement. Finally, the results on labor productivity are at …