The evolution of global cross-border R&D investment: A network analysis integrating geographical thinking

T Li, D Du - Applied Geography, 2023 - Elsevier
As one of the manifestations of economic globalization, cross-border research and
development (R&D) investment of multinational enterprises (MNEs) has become an …

[HTML][HTML] International R&D and MNCs' innovation performance: An integrated approach

R Belderbos, B Leten, S Suzuki - Journal of International Management, 2023 - Elsevier
We propose an integrated framework establishing the environmental and organizational
contingencies under which the international dispersion of R&D activities benefits innovation …

International knowledge connectivity and the increasing concentration of innovation in major global cities

J Cantwell, S Zaman - Journal of Economic Geography, 2024 - academic.oup.com
We argue that trans-local knowledge connections positively impact local epistemic inventor
communities in global cities, using patent citations as an indicator of global knowledge …

Guest editorial: FDI and cities: city location attractiveness for FDI, the dynamics and co-evolution of FDI and urban development

HS Du, A Colovic, C Williams - Competitiveness Review: An …, 2023 - emerald.com
The Special Issue in Competitiveness Review brings together latest empirical research on
the phenomenon of FDI and Cities from across the globe. While research on FDI inflows to …

The impact of global city location intensity on MNE performance: Leveraging learning and connectivity

HS Du, A Colovic - Long Range Planning, 2024 - Elsevier
Building on recent international business research that embraces insights from economic
geography, we hypothesise that MNEs locating a high share of the total number of their …

When does international knowledge connectivity of global cities attract R&D investments? The role of concentrated ownership through organizational pipelines

R Belderbos, GH Lee, R Mudambi, HS Du, D Somers - Research Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
We argue that the degree of concentrated ownership of international knowledge
connections of a city in the hands of a small number of MNEs reduces the potential for …

Multinational firms and the economic self-reliance of North American Cities

S Ahmed, F Zaidi, C Rozenblat - Networks and Spatial Economics, 2024 - Springer
The economic development of cities is significantly influenced by multinational corporations
(MNCs), whose presence and interconnections with their subsidiaries across various …

Does academic engagement with industry come at a cost for early career scientists? Evidence from high-tech enterprises' Ph. D. funding programs

X Zhang, D Yin, L Tang, H Zhao - Information Processing & Management, 2024 - Elsevier
Academic engagement with industry is now practiced by more scientists than ever before.
Despite broad consensus regarding the positive effect on senior and successful scientists' …

[HTML][HTML] World city innovation and service networks and economic growth

R Belderbos, F Benoit, B Derudder - Papers in Regional Science, 2022 - Elsevier
In addition to their often‐cited role as global service hubs, world cities are also global
innovation hubs with their connectivity in knowledge networks crucial for the innovation …

[HTML][HTML] Collaboration networks and radical innovation: Two faces of tie strength and structural holes

J Zhang, J Wang, J Winnink, S Jong - Journal of Informetrics, 2025 - Elsevier
This paper studies how tie strength and structural holes collectively affect innovation
radicalness at a location within an innovating firm. We identified 16,011 inventors' locations …