Abstract This chapter examines the development of corporate research and development (R&D) in the automotive industry of East-Central Europe (ECE) in the context of the internationalization of corporate R&D generally and the automotive industry R&D specifically. Driven by large inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) since the early 1990s, vehicle assembly and the production of automotive components grew significantly in ECE. I investigate to what extent these production increases have also led to the development of automotive R&D as an example of a higher value-added function of the automotive value chain. I provide a more detailed analysis of the Czech automotive R&D because of its prominent position in ECE. Despite a modest growth, my analysis uncovers inherent weaknesses of automotive R&D in ECE and strong barriers to its future development related to its peripheral position in the European and global automotive production networks.
Research and Development
2017-01-01
41 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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