R&D synergy between local and foreign-owned enterprises in post-communist economies

作     者：Maksim A.Yurevich Yuri V.Simachev Michail G.Kuzyk Anna A.Fedyunina 

作者机构：Centre for Industrial Policy StudiesNational Research University Higher Schoolof EconomicMoscowRussia Center for MacroeconomicStudiesThe Financial University Under the Government of the Russian FederationMoscowRussia 

出 版 物：《International Journal of Innovation Studies》 (国际创新研究学报（英文）)

年 卷 期：2023年第7卷第2期

页      面：101-114页

学科分类：120202[管理学-企业管理（含：财务管理、市场营销、人力资源管理）] 12[管理学] 1202[管理学-工商管理] 

基　　金：This article is the output of a research project implemented as part of the Basic Research Program at the National Research University Higher School of Economics(HSE University) 

主　　题：Foreign ownership BEEPS R&D Market environment 

摘      要：This study examines how internal research and development(R&D),external knowledge acquisition,and R&D contracted with other companies interact in local and foreign-owned enterprises in post-communist economies.A large sample of firm-level data from the Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey(BEEPS)across 26 postcommunist countries(including European Union(EU)members and non-EU states of Eastern Europe,Caucasian countries,and Central Asian countries)and country-level data from the Global Innovation Index and the International Property Rights Index were *** findings show that enterprises with majority foreign ownership are relatively more likely to acquire external R&*** demonstrate that the R&D behavior of enterprises with majority foreign ownership and local firms are interrelated,that is,we find a synergy *** to the results,decisions on internal R&D and the purchase of external knowledge for enterprises with majority foreign ownership are similar to those of local ***,enterprises with foreign ownership contract R&D with other companies more often if local firms conduct internal R&*** results indicate the presence of knowledge spillover and cross-learning effects in both types of enterprises in postcommunist ***,we find that the national innovation environment is not significant for the R&D intensity of enterprises with majority foreign ownership,which suggests their high dependence on the parent structures of multinational enterprises.