Internationalisation de la recherche et développement : quelles stratégies des constructeurs automobiles dans l’espace est-européen et méditerranéen ?

This article intends to understand spatial reorganization of R&D activities of automobile manufacturers within the East-European and Mediterranean area. This work is the result of a pluridisciplinary cooperation between an economist, a geographer and a sociologist. It uses a cartographic analysi...

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Main Authors: Nathalie Rodet-Kroichvili, Stéphane Heim, Raymond Woessner
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Language:English
Published: Association Recherche & Régulation 2014-06-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/regulation/10695
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description This article intends to understand spatial reorganization of R&D activities of automobile manufacturers within the East-European and Mediterranean area. This work is the result of a pluridisciplinary cooperation between an economist, a geographer and a sociologist. It uses a cartographic analysis to highlight a diversity of research and development (R&D) strategies of automobile manufacturers in this geographic area. A qualitative analysis is then proposed to uncover the nature and evolution of overseas R&D activity. The analysis shows that R&D remains an often centralized activity which can nevertheless come along with a decentralization of R&D downstream stages mainly in order to meet market needs and for cost considerations within this geographic area. However we also observe emerging global oriented R&D units.
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spelling doaj-art-80107bae6765440c83d26c768024226f2025-01-30T14:27:26ZengAssociation Recherche & RégulationRevue de la Régulation1957-77962014-06-011510.4000/regulation.10695Internationalisation de la recherche et développement : quelles stratégies des constructeurs automobiles dans l’espace est-européen et méditerranéen ?Nathalie Rodet-KroichviliStéphane HeimRaymond WoessnerThis article intends to understand spatial reorganization of R&D activities of automobile manufacturers within the East-European and Mediterranean area. This work is the result of a pluridisciplinary cooperation between an economist, a geographer and a sociologist. It uses a cartographic analysis to highlight a diversity of research and development (R&D) strategies of automobile manufacturers in this geographic area. A qualitative analysis is then proposed to uncover the nature and evolution of overseas R&D activity. The analysis shows that R&D remains an often centralized activity which can nevertheless come along with a decentralization of R&D downstream stages mainly in order to meet market needs and for cost considerations within this geographic area. However we also observe emerging global oriented R&D units.https://journals.openedition.org/regulation/10695automotive industryinternationalizationresearch and developmentproductive activitiesEast-European and Mediterranean area
spellingShingle Nathalie Rodet-Kroichvili
Stéphane Heim
Raymond Woessner
Internationalisation de la recherche et développement : quelles stratégies des constructeurs automobiles dans l’espace est-européen et méditerranéen ?
Revue de la Régulation
automotive industry
internationalization
research and development
productive activities
East-European and Mediterranean area
title Internationalisation de la recherche et développement : quelles stratégies des constructeurs automobiles dans l’espace est-européen et méditerranéen ?
title_full Internationalisation de la recherche et développement : quelles stratégies des constructeurs automobiles dans l’espace est-européen et méditerranéen ?
title_fullStr Internationalisation de la recherche et développement : quelles stratégies des constructeurs automobiles dans l’espace est-européen et méditerranéen ?
title_full_unstemmed Internationalisation de la recherche et développement : quelles stratégies des constructeurs automobiles dans l’espace est-européen et méditerranéen ?
title_short Internationalisation de la recherche et développement : quelles stratégies des constructeurs automobiles dans l’espace est-européen et méditerranéen ?
title_sort internationalisation de la recherche et developpement quelles strategies des constructeurs automobiles dans l espace est europeen et mediterraneen
topic automotive industry
internationalization
research and development
productive activities
East-European and Mediterranean area
url https://journals.openedition.org/regulation/10695
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