The Internationalisation of Business R&D : Evidence Impacts and Implications Globalisation is quickly reshaping the international economic landscape resulting in an increasing global supply of science and technology (S&T) resources and capabilities. This book analyses trends in the offshoring of R&D examines its drivers and motivations and identifies implications for innovation policy. It examines the internationalisation of R&D through foreign direct investment (FDI) by multinational enterprises (MNEs) which account for the bulk of business R&D in the OECD area. It also discusses complementary aspects of the global innovation landscape such as the internationalisation of science the growing importance of international technology co operation and the growing international mobility of researchers.