Optimal scale for research and development in foreign environments—an investigation into size and performance of research and development laboratories abroad
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This paper examines the relationship between performance and size of R&D laboratories operated abroad. Based on a theoretical argument, the paper proposes a concave relationship between laboratory size and performance, as well as a linear relationship between firm learning and laboratory performance. Empirical tests with 129 laboratories established by 27 multinational companies in the pharmaceuticals and electronics industries support these conjectures. q 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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