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New forms of organisation and R&D internationalisation among the world's 100 largest food and beverages multinationals |
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| Authors: | Fragkiskos Filippaios Marina Papanastassiou Robert Pearce Ruth Rama |
| Institution: | a Kingston University London, Kingston Hill, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 7LB, United Kingdom b Hellenic Observatory, European Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom c Department of International Economics and Management-INT, Copenhagen Business School, Porcelænshaven 24, DK-2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark d Center for Management and International Business, Háskólinn á Bifröst, 311 Borgarnes, Iceland e Dept. of Economics, Reading University Business School, PO Box 218 Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6AA, United Kingdom f Department of Economics, (CSIC) Spanish Council for Scientific Research, c/Albasanz, 26-28, 28037 Madrid, Spain |
| Abstract: | This paper explores the strategic internationalisation of Research and Development (R&D) activities of the world's 100 largest food and beverages (F&B) multinationals (MNEs) in 1996 and 2000 with a sample of nearly 8000 affiliates for each period. We develop a global innovation strategy (GIS) structure where we analyse the R&D internationalisation process of F&B MNEs. We argue that in a fully developed GIS model the sourcing of creative inputs does not come exclusively from a ‘central’ R&D laboratory, but other overseas R&D laboratories or technological affiliates can also undertake genuine knowledge creation activity from capitalising on the scientific heterogeneity fostered in individual host countries as well as distinctive demand conditions. Our results indicate the increasing importance of overseas technological affiliates in the application of a GIS in the leading F&B MNEs, which determine the degree of their technological internationalisation. Two variants of technological affiliates reflect two broad knowledge-related activities, i.e. adaptation and genuine forms of knowledge creation. |
| Keywords: | Food and beverages Multinational enterprises Research and Development Foreign affiliates |
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