跨国公司在中国设立研发机构影响因素分析

Why Multinationals Set up R&D Labs in China? —An Empirical analysis

本文在对《商业周刊》10 0 0家企业在华跨国公司设立独立研发机构情况进行实证研究的基础上 ,从需求、供给、效率以及环境因素四个方面来分析跨国公司在华设立独立研发机构的影响因素 ,指出市场竞争的不断加剧、某些专门领域人才的供应以及效率因素方面的考虑是重要影响因素 ,为此应从提高市场竞争程度、提高人才供应水平等方面来改进相关公共政策。

Since mid-1990s, major multinational companies have begun to increase their R&D investment in China by setting up R&D labs, many of which are quite large and are engaged in sophisticated R&D work. Such investment runs against the stylized theory that multinational companies only do low level R&Ds in developing countries. This paper intends to provide clues to solve the puzzle by analyzing data from a survey of major multinationals operating in China. Four groups of contributing factors for multinationals to set up R&D labs in China are analyzed: supply, demand, efficiency, and general environment. Policy implications are explored.