TY - JOUR
T1 - Knowledge sourcing and national technological development
T2 - The weak internationalization of R&D in South Korea
AU - Cho, Seho
AU - Cantwell, John
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2023 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2024/1
Y1 - 2024/1
N2 - South Korea has developed strong technological capabilities in firms based in the home country rather than through the R&D activities of subsidiaries in foreign countries. Investigating knowledge sourcing patterns in Korean firms offers new insights into cross-border knowledge sourcing in international businesses. Hence, this study investigates how firms in a home country with weak internationalization of R&D source international knowledge. Specifically, using patent data from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), this study employs a probit model to examine the impact of Korea's comparative technological development on the knowledge-sourcing behavior of its firms. The results show that Korea's comparative technological development influences firms' international knowledge sourcing, their technological diversity, and cross-country geography. Our findings have practical applications in developing public policies for emerging market countries to enhance their domestic capacity for international knowledge sourcing and keep up with the advanced technologies available in selected locations worldwide.
AB - South Korea has developed strong technological capabilities in firms based in the home country rather than through the R&D activities of subsidiaries in foreign countries. Investigating knowledge sourcing patterns in Korean firms offers new insights into cross-border knowledge sourcing in international businesses. Hence, this study investigates how firms in a home country with weak internationalization of R&D source international knowledge. Specifically, using patent data from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), this study employs a probit model to examine the impact of Korea's comparative technological development on the knowledge-sourcing behavior of its firms. The results show that Korea's comparative technological development influences firms' international knowledge sourcing, their technological diversity, and cross-country geography. Our findings have practical applications in developing public policies for emerging market countries to enhance their domestic capacity for international knowledge sourcing and keep up with the advanced technologies available in selected locations worldwide.
KW - Inter-field knowledge sourcing
KW - International knowledge sourcing
KW - South Korea
KW - Technological development
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.114345
DO - 10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.114345
M3 - Article
SN - 0148-2963
VL - 170
JO - Journal of Business Research
JF - Journal of Business Research
M1 - 114345
ER -