The internationalisation of business R&D It has become clear that over the past few decades enterprises not only produce and sell abroad but increasingly also develop goods and services outside their home countries; a development now known as the internationalisation of business R&D. This book presents a comprehensive picture of the current state of internationalisation of R&D in the business sector. The contributors explore key patterns of the internationalisation of R&D across various countries and sectors using case studies to underpin empirical evidence. They examine the drivers of the process revealing the impacts of R&D internationalisation on both home and host countries using both qualitative and quantitative analysis. Topics discussed include: why firms locate R&D activities abroad data availability quality and comparability the role of the EU and the US in the internationalisation of R&D country level factors such as size workforce and FDI as determinants of R&D internationalisation impacts of R&D internationalisation on home and host countries. This book will prove an insightful read for academics researchers and students with an interest in economics particularly the economics of innovation business and management and science and technology. It will also prove a valuable resource for R&D policymakers and public administrators 1. Introduction Bernhard Dachs Robert Stehrer and Georg Zahradnik 2. Internationalisation of R&D : a brief survey of the literature Bernhard Dachs 3. Issues in collecting data on the internationalisation of R&D Georg Zahradnik and Waltraut Urban 4. R&D internationalisation across countries and over time Georg Zahradnik 5. R&D internationalisation in Belgium the Czech Republic and Switzerland Franziska Kampik Sandra Leitner and Georg Zahradnik 6. The sectoral perspective Georg Zahradnik 7. The relationship between the European Union and United States of America Bernhard Dachs 8. The structure of cross country R&D expenditure : a social network analysis perspective Thomas Scherngell 9. Host country determinants of R&D internationalisation Sandra Leitner and Robert Stehrer 10. Drivers of R&D internationalisation in the automotive industry and in knowledge intensive business services Bernahrd Dachs and Doris Hanzl Weiss 11. Impacts of R&D internationalisation on domestic R&D activities Sandra Leitner and Robert Stehrer 12. R&D internationalisation from an Indo German perspective Rajnish Tiwari 13. R&D internationalisation and the Global Financial Crisis Bernhard Dachs