Global R&D in the Aerospace and Defence Industry. Knowledge Creation with Local Firms in Host Countries

• Javier López-Otero ^[1] ; Renato Garcia ^[2]
  1. [1] Universidad Internacional Isabel I de Castilla

     Universidad Internacional Isabel I de Castilla

     Burgos, España

     
  2. [2] University of Campinas, Brazil
• Localización: Revista de estudios andaluces, ISSN-e 2340-2776, ISSN 0212-8594, Nº 39, 2020, págs. 149-165
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.12795/rea.2020.i39.08
• Títulos paralelos:
  • I+D Global en la Industria Aeroespacial y de Defensa. Creación de Conocimiento con las Empresas Locales de los Países Anfitriones
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    En este artículo se analiza el impacto de tres factores del país anfitrión (HC), como los knowledge spillovers procedentes de la I+D aeroespacial, la I+D militar y la investigación de Universidades en la capacidad de creación y colaboración con inventores del HC de una muestra de empresas aeroespaciales que incluye OEM (fabricantes de equipos originales) y proveedores especializados (TIER). Para ello se emplea una muestra de 874 plantas internacionales de compañías aeroespaciales con información sobre los respectivos HC. Los resultados evidenciaron la existencia de spillovers de conocimiento producidos en los HC con origen en la I+D aeroespacial y las instituciones de investigación. El grupo OEM es más eficiente que TIER en la apropiación de I+D aeroespacial. El grupo TIER está más globalizado y su conocimiento se basa más en su propia experiencia que en la I+D interna. Las empresas aeroespaciales extranjeras se benefician especialmente de los spillovers de conocimiento de las instituciones de investigación producidos en campos relacionados con la industria aeroespacial.

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    from Aerospace R&D, Military R&D and University research on a sample of aerospace firms for knowledge creation and collaboration with local HCs inventors. Data sources include a sample of 874 international plants of aerospace companies, which was split into OEM firms (Original Equipment Manufacturers) and top specialized supplier firms (TIER), and information from the HCs. The results showed the existence of knowledge spillovers from aerospace R&D and research institutions produced in HCs. The OEM group is more efficient than the TIER group in appropriating aerospace R&D. On the contrary, TIER group is more globalized and their knowledge is more based on their own expertise than on in-house R&D. Foreign aerospace firms benefit specially from research institutions’ knowledge spillovers produced in related fields to the aerospace industry.

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