Trends in Research and Development Investment of Transnational Corporations Broken Down by Sector

Journal Title: Central European Review of Economics and Finance - Year 2018, Vol 24, Issue 2

Abstract

The article aims to identify trends in R&D activities of transnational corporations in 25 sectors. The analysis covered the top 1000 TNCs in terms of R&D investment in 2003–2015. The investigation confirmed the existence of varying trends between sectors, despite the overall marked increase in R&D investment. The study also determined the characteristics of geographical locations of the top five sectors, strongly dominated by US TNCs. In addition, four groups of sectors were identified depending on the R&D trends observed in the period under analysis.

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  • EP ID EP486450
  • DOI 10.24136/ceref2018.010
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(2018). Trends in Research and Development Investment of Transnational Corporations Broken Down by Sector. Central European Review of Economics and Finance, 24(2), 57-70. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-486450