@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp5582, author={Moncada-PaternĂ²-Castello, Pietro and Vivarelli, Marco and Voigt, Peter}, title={Drivers and Impacts in the Globalization of Corporate R&D: An Introduction Based on the European Experience}, year={2011}, month={Mar}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={5582}, url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp5582}, abstract={The globalization of R&D activities has continued its growth path as companies are increasingly trying to capture knowledge and market opportunities internationally. The rapid evolution of national economies and the ways to conduct knowledge-intensive businesses has led researchers and analysts to pursue a deeper understanding of the globalization of corporate R&D and the related driving factors and impacts. This introduction to the Special Section: "Globalization and Corporate R&D" forthcoming in Industrial and Corporate Change (vol. 20 (2), April 2011) provides an update of trends in the globalization of corporate R&D. It reviews the literature on the main drivers and impacts of the process under investigation, introduces the papers for this Special Section, and offers some concluding remarks.}, keywords={globalization;R&D;outsourcing;FDI}, }