The evolution of R&D capability in multinational corporations in emerging markets: evidence from China

被引：10

作者：

Qi, Meng ^{[1
]}

Wang, Yi ^{[1
]}

Zhang, Marina Yue ^{[2
]}

Zhu, Hengyuan ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Tsinghua Univ, Sch Econ & Management, Res Ctr Technol Innovat, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China

[2] Univ New S Wales, Sch Business, Unsw Canberra, Australia

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT | 2014年 / 64卷 / 2-4期

基金：

中国国家自然科学基金;

关键词：

global R&D; R&D capability; MNCs; emerging markets; mobile communications; evolution; EXPLOITATION; EXPLORATION; MANAGEMENT; INTERNATIONALIZATION; SUBSIDIARIES; INNOVATION; LOCATION; PATTERNS; FIRM;

D O I：

10.1504/IJTM.2014.059928

中图分类号：

T [工业技术];

学科分类号：

08 ;

摘要：

This paper presents a longitudinal case of Motorola's R&D subsidiary in Beijing over the period 1998-2008. Through the construction of key events and changes, the paper unfolds the evolutionary process of Motorola's R&D capability in China, and explores the mechanisms driving that evolution. We find that this R&D subsidiary evolved through four stages: from a local adaption unit performing adaptive, peripheral tasks for the local market; to a local development unit, undertaking independent product development tasks for the local market; to a global R&D centre, being a module of global projects for the global market; and finally, to a global integration centre, playing a leading and centrally-coordinating role in global projects for the global market. A balance between exploitation and exploration was achieved through temporal and domain separations, which, in turn, drove the development of the dynamics of component competences and architectural competences in the evolution.

引用

页码：210 / 231

页数：22

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