Are the BRIC countries overtaking intermediate countries in the race for international R&D? The case of Spain

The emergence of Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) as international locations for foreign direct investment in R&D is a sign that multinationals are relocating their technological activities to new territories. This trend may weaken the supremacy of the developed countries until now conside...

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Autores: Miravitlles Matamoros, Paloma, Achcaoucaou Iallouchen, Fariza, Núñez Carballosa, Ana, Guitart Tarrés, Laura, Cruz Cázares, Claudio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/111871
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/111871
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Recerca industrial
Empreses multinacionals
Economia internacional
Gestió de la innovació
Industrial research
International business enterprises
International economic relations
Innovation management
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spelling Are the BRIC countries overtaking intermediate countries in the race for international R&D? The case of SpainMiravitlles Matamoros, PalomaAchcaoucaou Iallouchen, FarizaNúñez Carballosa, AnaGuitart Tarrés, LauraCruz Cázares, ClaudioRecerca industrialEmpreses multinacionalsEconomia internacionalGestió de la innovacióIndustrial researchInternational business enterprisesInternational economic relationsInnovation managementThe emergence of Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) as international locations for foreign direct investment in R&D is a sign that multinationals are relocating their technological activities to new territories. This trend may weaken the supremacy of the developed countries until now considered leaders in innovation, and may mean the loss of the competitive advantages enjoyed by the countries considered intermediate innovators. This paper examines the situation of Spain as a typical intermediate economy and compares it to its main competitors among the BRICs. Based on eight case studies of subsidiaries with R&D centres in Spain, we conclude that the policies adopted by certain emerging economies to develop their national innovation systems are proving effective and that these countries now pose a threat to intermediate economies. However, the BRICs still lag behind in terms of the security of their institutional framework; this situation leaves intermediate countries in an advantageous positionTaylor and Francis2017info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/111871Articles publicats en revistes (Empresa)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09537325.2016.1227063Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 2017https://doi.org/10.1080/09537325.2016.1227063(c) Taylor and Francis, 2017info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/1118712026-05-27T06:46:51Z
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title Are the BRIC countries overtaking intermediate countries in the race for international R&D? The case of Spain
spellingShingle Are the BRIC countries overtaking intermediate countries in the race for international R&D? The case of Spain
Miravitlles Matamoros, Paloma
Recerca industrial
Empreses multinacionals
Economia internacional
Gestió de la innovació
Industrial research
International business enterprises
International economic relations
Innovation management
title_short Are the BRIC countries overtaking intermediate countries in the race for international R&D? The case of Spain
title_full Are the BRIC countries overtaking intermediate countries in the race for international R&D? The case of Spain
title_fullStr Are the BRIC countries overtaking intermediate countries in the race for international R&D? The case of Spain
title_full_unstemmed Are the BRIC countries overtaking intermediate countries in the race for international R&D? The case of Spain
title_sort Are the BRIC countries overtaking intermediate countries in the race for international R&D? The case of Spain
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Miravitlles Matamoros, Paloma
Achcaoucaou Iallouchen, Fariza
Núñez Carballosa, Ana
Guitart Tarrés, Laura
Cruz Cázares, Claudio
author Miravitlles Matamoros, Paloma
author_facet Miravitlles Matamoros, Paloma
Achcaoucaou Iallouchen, Fariza
Núñez Carballosa, Ana
Guitart Tarrés, Laura
Cruz Cázares, Claudio
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author2 Achcaoucaou Iallouchen, Fariza
Núñez Carballosa, Ana
Guitart Tarrés, Laura
Cruz Cázares, Claudio
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Recerca industrial
Empreses multinacionals
Economia internacional
Gestió de la innovació
Industrial research
International business enterprises
International economic relations
Innovation management
topic Recerca industrial
Empreses multinacionals
Economia internacional
Gestió de la innovació
Industrial research
International business enterprises
International economic relations
Innovation management
description The emergence of Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) as international locations for foreign direct investment in R&D is a sign that multinationals are relocating their technological activities to new territories. This trend may weaken the supremacy of the developed countries until now considered leaders in innovation, and may mean the loss of the competitive advantages enjoyed by the countries considered intermediate innovators. This paper examines the situation of Spain as a typical intermediate economy and compares it to its main competitors among the BRICs. Based on eight case studies of subsidiaries with R&D centres in Spain, we conclude that the policies adopted by certain emerging economies to develop their national innovation systems are proving effective and that these countries now pose a threat to intermediate economies. However, the BRICs still lag behind in terms of the security of their institutional framework; this situation leaves intermediate countries in an advantageous position
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