Multinationals, Clusters and Innovation: Does Public Policy Matter?

Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Introduction....Pages 1-9
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Knowledge Flows between Multinational Enterprises and National Innovation Systems: The Case of Austria....Pages 13-26
Do External Knowledge Spillovers Induce Firms’ Innovations? Evidence from Slovenia....Pages 27-47
Product Innovation as a Source of FDI Spillovers? The Case of Chinese State-owned Enterprises....Pages 48-62
Obstacles to Innovation and Multinational Firms in the Italian Regions: Firm-level Evidence from the Third Community Innovation Survey....Pages 63-83
Front Matter....Pages 85-85
Evolution of Industry Clusters through Spin-offs and the Role of Flagship Firms....Pages 87-106
Promoting Industrial Clusters: Evidence from Ireland....Pages 107-119
Emerging Business Models for Biotechnology Firms and Clusters: Policy Responses in Peripheral Regions of the EU....Pages 120-141
Front Matter....Pages 143-143
Determining Factors of Subsidiary Development....Pages 145-159
Subsidiaries, Knowledge Development and MNE Re-Investments....Pages 160-178
Is Government Support Really Worth It? Developing Local Supply Linkages in Malaysia....Pages 179-196
Front Matter....Pages 197-197
Globalization of Innovative Capabilities in the Late-industrializing Context: Evidence from Local Firms and TNC Subsidiaries in Brazil....Pages 199-213
Assessing Value Creation and Backward Linkages in Foreign Investment: A Combination of Macro and Micro Tools....Pages 214-233
International Buyer-Supplier Relationships, Transfer of Knowledge and Local Suppliers’ Capability....Pages 234-252
Front Matter....Pages 253-253
Multinational Subsidiaries and Innovation Policy in Central and Eastern Europe: Alignment and Autonomy....Pages 255-271
Effective Tax Rates as a Determinant of Foreign Direct Investment in Central and East European Countries: A Panel Analysis....Pages 272-288
Multinationals and National Systems of Innovation: Strategy and Policy Issues....Pages 289-307
Conclusions and Policy Issues....Pages 308-324
Back Matter....Pages 325-330