R&D internationalization: a typology for the Brazilian subsidiaries of multinational companies
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Simone Galina
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Edilaine Camillo
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Flávia Consoni
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- Keywords:
- P&D Global, Empresas Multinacionais, Subsidiárias Brasileiras
- Abstract
- When considering Brazil as an attractive economy for investments of multinational companies (MNCs) in manufacturing and in resource-based activities, it is relevant to identify whether it is also considered as a host for R&D. Thus, this paper presents a characterization of the R&D activities carried out by the Brazilian subsidiaries of foreign MNCs, based on case studies with 54 companies. A typology classifying local units by the kind of R&D performed in Brazil was developed. Most of the sampled companies conduct development activities consistently, but research is rarely carried out. We also observed that few of the subsidiaries are responsible for part of the development of product or system in the global R&D network. Key words: Global R&D; Multinational Corporations; Brazilian subsidiaries. Código JEL: O32 Artigo recebido em ago. 2009 e aceito para publicação em jul. 2010.
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- Published
- 2011-01-25
- Issue
- Vol. 31 No. 2 (2010)
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- Artigos
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