Multinational enterprises and innovation : regional learning in networks / Martin Heidenreich ... [et al.]. - New York, NY : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2012. - xiv, 327 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - Routledge studies in international business and the world economy ; 50 .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-315) and index.

Introduction : regional learning in multinational enterprises -- Innovation in multinational enterprises : between organisational control and social embeddedness -- The methodological approach -- The corporate dimension of innovation : an interplay between formalisation and flexibilisation, and concentration and dispersal -- The regional embeddedness of corporate innovation -- Regionalised innovation policies in Germany and France -- Similarities and differences of leadership and cooperation in German and French innovation projects : a contrastive perspective -- Patterns of industrial R&D across Europe -- A multi-territorial approach to corporate innovation in MNEs : concluding remarks.

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International business enterprises--Germany.
International business enterprises--France.
Technological innovations--Economic aspects--Germany.
Technological innovations--Economic aspects--France.
Industrial clusters--Germany.
Industrial clusters--France.