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The internationalisation of research and development in Swiss and German Born Globals: survey and case study evidence

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  • Oliver Gassmann
  • Marcus Matthias Keupp

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While IE literature neglects international innovative activities of Born Globals (BGs), literature on international innovation management focuses on large firms only. We investigate into this gap, proposing a framework to understand where and why BGs engage in such activities. We operationalise and test this framework with both quantitative and qualitative data. Focusing on the Chinese business environment and resorting to an organisational learning and competitive advantage perspective, we show that the basic motivation for the conduct of international innovatory activities is independent of firm size yet particularly attractive for BGs to generate and sustain competitive advantage on an international basis.

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  • Oliver Gassmann & Marcus Matthias Keupp, 2007. "The internationalisation of research and development in Swiss and German Born Globals: survey and case study evidence," International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 4(3), pages 214-233.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijesbu:v:4:y:2007:i:3:p:214-233
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    Cited by:

    1. Raquel Meneses & Carlos Brito, 2012. "A Dynamic Approach To The Development Of International New Ventures," FEP Working Papers 454, Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Economia do Porto.
    2. Wang, Miaomiao & Mühlbacher, Hans & Wittmann, Xinhua & Perrett, Pieter, 2021. "Dynamic collaboration between small- and medium-sized enterprises from highly dissimilar markets," European Management Journal, Elsevier, vol. 39(2), pages 185-200.
    3. Sascha Friesike & Bastian Widenmayer & Oliver Gassmann & Thomas Schildhauer, 2015. "Opening science: towards an agenda of open science in academia and industry," The Journal of Technology Transfer, Springer, vol. 40(4), pages 581-601, August.

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