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The International Dimension of Science Parks in East Asia: The Cases of Tsukuba Science City, Hsinchu
Science-Based Industrial Park and Daedeok Innopolis
Soo Hee Lee, Birkbeck, University of London
Hee Sun Kim, Birkbeck, University of London
Jin-Sup Jung, Chungbuk National University
This paper examines the idiosyncratic features of science-based industrial clusters in East Asia. Japan's Tsukuba
Science City, Korea's Daedok Innopolis and Taiwan's Hsinchu Science and Industrial Park (HSIP) are statedriven
high-tech clusters which act as intermediaries for industry-university cooperation in their national and
regional innovation system. However, there are distinctive characteristics and patterns of innovation that
differentiate them. Firstly, Tsukuba Science City and Daedok Innopolis focus on basic and applied scientific
research while the HSIP concentrates more on the development of industrial technology. Secondly, the
Taiwanese government has invested heavily in infrastructure to attract foreign MNCs to establish manufacturing
and R&D facilities in the HSIP. Thirdly, Taiwan's HSIP based on SME networks facilitates a closer linkage with
outsiders in product innovation because of their lack of internal R&D resources. By contrast, in-house R&D by
large firms and public research institutes has contributed more to the development of Tsukuba Science City and
Daedok Innopolis in Japan and Korea, respectively. While these science and industrial parks are significant
sources of knowledge and innovation for the national economy, their sustained growth depends on the ability to
attract knowledge-intensive R&D investments from MNCs and to connect to their global value chain. (For more
information, please contact: Soo Hee Lee, Birkbeck, University of London, United Kingdom: s.lee@bbk.ac.uk)
The Impact of Institutions and Multinational Firms on Innovation Capability in Emerging Markets: A Case of
Russia
Natalya Smith, University of Liverpool
Ekaterina Thomas, Staffordshire University
This paper examines the impact that institutions (i.e. corruption and legislative risk) and the allocation of
multinational firms (MNEs) have on innovation output in a sample of Russian regions for the period 1997-2009.
For this purpose, we regress the regional number of patents filed on two institutional indices and the number of
MNEs, after controlling for a standard set of traditional economic determinants of innovation. Our results show
that both institutions and foreign investment are significant determinants of innovation in Russian regions.
Interestingly, we also observe a positive impact of corruption on innovation output through MNEs and a
negative impact – through exporting. (For more information, please contact: Natalya Smith, University of
Liverpool, United Kingdom: natalya.smith@liv.ac.uk)
Session: 1.4.14 - Interactive
Track: 5 - MNC Management and Organization
Organization and Leadership in Multinational Enterprises
Presented On: July 1, 2012 - 14:30-15:45
Chair: Romie Frederick Littrell, Auckland University of Technology
Effective Global Leaders: Beyond Mindsets and Skill Sets
Mary Boyden Teagarden, Thunderbird School of Global Management
Andreas Schotter, Thunderbird School of Global Management
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