Edited by John Cantwell, Professor of International Business, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, US and José Molero, Professor of Applied and Industrial Economy, Complutense Universidad de Madrid, Spain

'This is a richly crafted book, written by economists for economists. Senior decision makers in industry and policymakers charged with improving the competitive health of regions also will find the book useful. The high percentage of empirical data also will appeal to many academics.'

• Contents: Introduction Part I: New Trends in MNE Technological Organisation: Centralisation versus Decentralisation 1. Global Innovation Strategies of MNEs: Implications for Host Economies 2. Path-dependency and Coherence in International Networks of Technological Innovation 3. Linking Corporate-wide Global R&D Activities 4. Germany and the Internationalisation of Industrial R&D: New Trends and Old Patterns 5. Understanding the Growth of International R&D Alliances Part II: The Interactions Between MNEs and Systems of Innovation 6. Partnerships for Knowledge in Business and Academia: A Comparison Between Europe and the USA 7. The Technological Strategies of Multinational Enterprises: Their Implications for National Systems of Innovation 8. Networks and Learning Processes: A Case Study on the Automotive Industry in Portugal 9. Foreign Involvement in Acquiring and Producing New Knowledge: The Case of Hungary 10. National Innovation Systems: Absorptive Capacity and Firm Competitiveness Epilogue: After the Stock Market Turnabout: Questions and Hypotheses Index

Edited by John Cantwell, Professor of International Business, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, US and José Molero, Professor of Applied and Industrial Economy, Complutense Universidad de Madrid, Spain

'This is a richly crafted book, written by economists for economists. Senior decision makers in industry and policymakers charged with improving the competitive health of regions also will find the book useful. The high percentage of empirical data also will appeal to many academics.'

• Contents: Introduction Part I: New Trends in MNE Technological Organisation: Centralisation versus Decentralisation 1. Global Innovation Strategies of MNEs: Implications for Host Economies 2. Path-dependency and Coherence in International Networks of Technological Innovation 3. Linking Corporate-wide Global R&D Activities 4. Germany and the Internationalisation of Industrial R&D: New Trends and Old Patterns 5. Understanding the Growth of International R&D Alliances Part II: The Interactions Between MNEs and Systems of Innovation 6. Partnerships for Knowledge in Business and Academia: A Comparison Between Europe and the USA 7. The Technological Strategies of Multinational Enterprises: Their Implications for National Systems of Innovation 8. Networks and Learning Processes: A Case Study on the Automotive Industry in Portugal 9. Foreign Involvement in Acquiring and Producing New Knowledge: The Case of Hungary 10. National Innovation Systems: Absorptive Capacity and Firm Competitiveness Epilogue: After the Stock Market Turnabout: Questions and Hypotheses Index

Edited by John Cantwell, Professor of International Business, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, US and José Molero, Professor of Applied and Industrial Economy, Complutense Universidad de Madrid, Spain

'This is a richly crafted book, written by economists for economists. Senior decision makers in industry and policymakers charged with improving the competitive health of regions also will find the book useful. The high percentage of empirical data also will appeal to many academics.'

• Contents: Introduction Part I: New Trends in MNE Technological Organisation: Centralisation versus Decentralisation 1. Global Innovation Strategies of MNEs: Implications for Host Economies 2. Path-dependency and Coherence in International Networks of Technological Innovation 3. Linking Corporate-wide Global R&D Activities 4. Germany and the Internationalisation of Industrial R&D: New Trends and Old Patterns 5. Understanding the Growth of International R&D Alliances Part II: The Interactions Between MNEs and Systems of Innovation 6. Partnerships for Knowledge in Business and Academia: A Comparison Between Europe and the USA 7. The Technological Strategies of Multinational Enterprises: Their Implications for National Systems of Innovation 8. Networks and Learning Processes: A Case Study on the Automotive Industry in Portugal 9. Foreign Involvement in Acquiring and Producing New Knowledge: The Case of Hungary 10. National Innovation Systems: Absorptive Capacity and Firm Competitiveness Epilogue: After the Stock Market Turnabout: Questions and Hypotheses Index