Marina Papanastassiou, Middlesex University London and The late Robert Pearce, formerly Professor of International Business Emeritus, John H Dunning Centre for International Business, Henley Business School and Department of Economics, University of Reading, UK

'Multinationals, Technology and National Competitiveness is one of the first extensive analyses of the R&D activities of MNE subsidiaries in the UK and provides new insights into the role of the UK as an attractive location for advanced corporate scientific research. . . . The authors have marshalled a substantial body of survey data using rigorous analytical techniques and soundly-based economic analysis in producing a well-written and persuasive case accessible to both academics and a broader non-specialist readership.'

• Contents: 1. Multinationals and Industrialisation 2. Roles of Subsidiaries and MNE Evolution 3. Roles and Markets of Subsidiaries in the UK 4. Technology in Subsidiaries 5. Multinationals’ Research and Development in the UK 6. Roles and Motivations of MNE Laboratories 7. Scientific Collaborations of MNE Research Laboratories in the UK 8. Subsidiaries’ Linkages with UK Input Suppliers 9. Multinationals and National Competitiveness References Index

Marina Papanastassiou, Middlesex University London and The late Robert Pearce, formerly Professor of International Business Emeritus, John H Dunning Centre for International Business, Henley Business School and Department of Economics, University of Reading, UK

'Multinationals, Technology and National Competitiveness is one of the first extensive analyses of the R&D activities of MNE subsidiaries in the UK and provides new insights into the role of the UK as an attractive location for advanced corporate scientific research. . . . The authors have marshalled a substantial body of survey data using rigorous analytical techniques and soundly-based economic analysis in producing a well-written and persuasive case accessible to both academics and a broader non-specialist readership.'

• Contents: 1. Multinationals and Industrialisation 2. Roles of Subsidiaries and MNE Evolution 3. Roles and Markets of Subsidiaries in the UK 4. Technology in Subsidiaries 5. Multinationals’ Research and Development in the UK 6. Roles and Motivations of MNE Laboratories 7. Scientific Collaborations of MNE Research Laboratories in the UK 8. Subsidiaries’ Linkages with UK Input Suppliers 9. Multinationals and National Competitiveness References Index

Marina Papanastassiou, Middlesex University London and The late Robert Pearce, formerly Professor of International Business Emeritus, John H Dunning Centre for International Business, Henley Business School and Department of Economics, University of Reading, UK

'Multinationals, Technology and National Competitiveness is one of the first extensive analyses of the R&D activities of MNE subsidiaries in the UK and provides new insights into the role of the UK as an attractive location for advanced corporate scientific research. . . . The authors have marshalled a substantial body of survey data using rigorous analytical techniques and soundly-based economic analysis in producing a well-written and persuasive case accessible to both academics and a broader non-specialist readership.'

• Contents: 1. Multinationals and Industrialisation 2. Roles of Subsidiaries and MNE Evolution 3. Roles and Markets of Subsidiaries in the UK 4. Technology in Subsidiaries 5. Multinationals’ Research and Development in the UK 6. Roles and Motivations of MNE Laboratories 7. Scientific Collaborations of MNE Research Laboratories in the UK 8. Subsidiaries’ Linkages with UK Input Suppliers 9. Multinationals and National Competitiveness References Index