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The emerging innovators in the technological knowledge accumulation networks of multinational corporations
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The emerging innovators in the technological knowledge accumulation networks of multinational corporations
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http://hdl.rutgers.edu/1782.1/rucore10002600001.ETD.000056035
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eng
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theses
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Management
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International business enterprises--Technological innovations
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International business enterprises--Technological innovations--China
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Knowledge management
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Knowledge management--China
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The last couple of decades have witnessed an enormous expansion of the technological knowledge accumulation networks of multinational corporations (MNCs). These expanded MNC networks incorporate some of their subsidiaries in developing countries. However, our understanding of these emerging innovators in MNC networks is still limited. This dissertation focuses on the knowledge accumulation of subsidiaries that were recently incorporated into MNC networks, using patent data from the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The dissertation comprises of three studies. The first study investigates the pattern of internal and external knowledge access by foreign-owned subsidiaries located in China. The results show that the internal and external knowledge sources of overseas subsidiaries might be differently connected to the local generation of new knowledge in distinctive ways. In particular, when building upon complex combinations of knowledge across different technological fields, Chinese-located subsidiaries are more likely to rely upon international rather than local sources. These findings suggest that overseas subsidiaries located in non-traditional ‘centers of excellence’ might follow a distinctive path of local capability development. The second study focuses on the strategic considerations when firms access external technological knowledge. The results show that only certain categories of non-core knowledge are strategically sourced relatively more externally than is core knowledge. In particular, marginal technological knowledge may be accessed externally to experiment with potential technological opportunities in the long run; while background technological knowledge is more likely to be accessed externally to better coordinate supply chain activities and to identify new technological opportunities related to those activities. These findings contribute to a better understanding of the nature of firms’ combinative capabilities. The third study investigates the strategic roles of overseas subsidiaries in the technological knowledge accumulation networks of MNCs, by comparing the technological knowledge inflow and outflow patterns of different subsidiaries. The results suggest that subsidiaries located in China may have come to play a strategic role as specialized hubs, whereas their counterpart peer subsidiaries in the equivalent MNC group in developed countries are more likely to be recognized as ‘centers of excellence’ in MNC networks. The implications for the organizational restructuring of MNCs are discussed.
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Ph.D.
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by Feng Zhang
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Rutgers University
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Zhang
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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Access to this PDF has been restricted at the author's request. It will be publicly available after October 30th, 2012.
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