How do multinational corporation (MNC) subsidiaries and local institutions help or hinder
emerging market suppliers to upgrade their capabilities? Drawing on insights from economic …

What types of relational and institutional mechanisms shape knowledge flows and the
upgrading capabilities of emerging-market firms in the face of economic liberalization? We …

In this article, we argue that the ability of a firm to access a variety of knowledge resources
and, in turn, upgrade its products depends on its being tied not simply to any or many …

Recent changes in the mining industry have opened new opportunities for technological
upgrading by local suppliers in developing countries. This paper explores the factors that …

This paper examines both conditions that can enable collaborative and combinative
knowledge generation within multinational corporations (MNCs) and benefits that firms can …

Indigenous firms in developing countries with large domestic markets have unique
advantages: the low end provides “natural” protection from foreign competition, while higher …

Market liberalization in emerging-market economies and the entry of multinational firms spur
significant changes to the industry/institutional environment faced by domestic firms. Prior …

This paper combines insights from different streams of literature to develop a more
comprehensive framework for the analysis of knowledge transfer via value chain …

We analyze how research and development (R&D) collaborations affect product innovation
for subsidiaries of foreign multinational firms and domestic firms. We build on the knowledge …

It has been shown that clustering helps local enterprises in industrial districts overcome
growth constraints and compete in distant markets in advanced and less developed …