René Belderbos

University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation

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Maastricht University - Department of Organization & Strategy

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1.

Technological Diversification, Coherence and Performance of Firms

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 05 Mar 2008
Bart Leten, René Belderbos and Bart Van Looy
KU Leuven - Faculty of Business and Economics (FEB), University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation and KU Leuven - Department of Economics
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Firm performance, Innovation, Technology diversification, Technology relatedness

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Cooperative R&D and Firm Performance

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 19 Apr 2005
René Belderbos, Martin A. Carree and Boris Lokshin
University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation, University of Maastricht - Department of Organization & Strategy and Maastricht University, School of Business and Economics
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R&D, Cooperation, Spillovers, Productivity

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Internal and External R&D: Complements or Substitutes? Evidence from a Dynamic Panel Data Model

KUL Working Paper No. OR 0604
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 15 Nov 2006
Boris Lokshin, René Belderbos and Martin A. Carree
Maastricht University, School of Business and Economics, University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation and University of Maastricht - Department of Organization & Strategy
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R&D, Panel data, Data, Model, Impact, Productivity, Innovating firms, Firms, Approximation, Knowledge, Empirical study, Studies, Specifications

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Strategic R&D Location by Multinational Firms: Spillovers, Technology Sourcing, and Competition

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 23 Jan 2006
René Belderbos, Elissavet Lykogianni and Reinhilde Veugelers
University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation, Catholic University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Economics and Catholic University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Applied Economics
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MNEs, R&D, R&D spillovers

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Testing for Complementarity and Substitutability in the Case of Multiple Practices

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 04 Mar 2008
Boris Lokshin, Martin A. Carree and René Belderbos
Maastricht University, School of Business and Economics, University of Maastricht - Department of Organization & Strategy and University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation
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Complementarity, Constraint, Effects, Empirical study, Firm performance, Framework, Interaction effects, Model, Models, Performance, Power, Studies, Supermodularity

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Technological Activities and Their Impact on the Financial Performance of the Firm: Exploitation and Exploration within and between Firms

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 17 Jan 2010
René Belderbos, Dries Faems, Bart Leten and Bart Van Looy
University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation, WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, KU Leuven - Faculty of Business and Economics (FEB) and KU Leuven - Department of Economics
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Divestment of Foreign Manufacturing Affiliates: Country Platforms, Multinational Plant Networks, and Foreign Investor Agglomeration

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 14 Nov 2006
René Belderbos and Jianglei Zou
University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation and KU Leuven - Faculty of Business and Economics (FEB)
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Business, Business groups, Country, Decision, Electronics industry, Firms, Flexibility, Hypotheses, Impact, Industries, Industry, International, Manufacturing, Multinational firms, Networks, Options, Selection, Theory, Value

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Complementarity in R&D Cooperation Strategies

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 25 Feb 2005
René Belderbos, Martin A. Carree and Boris Lokshin
University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation, University of Maastricht - Department of Organization & Strategy and Maastricht University, School of Business and Economics
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Innovation, productivity, R&D cooperation

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Do Technology Leaders Deter Inward R&D Investments? Evidence from Regional R&D Location Decisions in Europe

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 15 Mar 2015
René Belderbos and Dieter Somers
University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation and KU Leuven - Faculty of Business and Economics (FEB)
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Multinational firms, R&D, location choice

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Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) Investments and Technological Performance: Geographic Diversity and the Interplay with Technology Alliances

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 29 Nov 2017
René Belderbos, Jojo Jacob and Boris Lokshin
University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation, Grenoble Ecole de Management and Maastricht University, School of Business and Economics
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CVC investments, technology alliances, technological performance

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Strategic R&D Location in European Manufacturing Industries

K.U. Leuven MSI Working Paper No. 0603
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 14 Nov 2006
René Belderbos, Elissavet Lykogianni and Reinhilde Veugelers
University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation, KU Leuven - Faculty of Business and Economics (FEB) and Catholic University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Applied Economics
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Competition, Country, Decision; Decisions, Efficiency, Empirical analysis, Factors, Firms, Impact, Industries, Industry, Innovation, Innovations, Intellectual property, Intensity, Interfirm R&D, International, Investment, Investments, Knowledge, Manufacturing, Manufacturing firms, Market, Model, Mul

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International and Domestic Technology Transfers and Productivity Growth: Firm Level Evidence

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 08 Feb 2010 Last Revised: 29 Jul 2014
René Belderbos, Vincent Van Roy and Florence Duvivier
University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation, KU Leuven and Catholic University of Leuven (KUL). Faculty of Business and Economics (FBE)
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Technology transfer, Productivity, Multinational Firms

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Co-Ownership of Intellectual Property: Exploring the Value-Appropriation and Value-Creation Implications of Co-Patenting with Different Partners

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 16 May 2014
René Belderbos, Bruno Cassiman, Dries Faems, Bart Leten and Bart Van Looy
University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation, Harvard University - Business School (HBS), WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, KU Leuven - Faculty of Business and Economics (FEB) and KU Leuven - Department of Economics
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Academic Research Strengths and Multinational Firms’ Foreign R&D Location Decisions: Evidence from Foreign R&D Projects in European Regions

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 16 May 2014
René Belderbos, Vincent Van Roy, Bart Leten and Bart Thijs
University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation, KU Leuven, KU Leuven - Faculty of Business and Economics (FEB) and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL)
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Does Excellence in Academic Research Attract Foreign R&D?

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 18 Jan 2010
René Belderbos, Bart Leten and Shinya Suzuki
University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation, KU Leuven - Faculty of Business and Economics (FEB) and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Persistence of, and Interrelation between, Horizontal and Vertical Technology Alliances

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Persistence of, and Interrelation between, Horizontal and Vertical Technology Alliances

Journal of Management, March 2011
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 08 Jun 2011
René Belderbos, Victor A. Gilsing and Boris Lokshin
University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation, Eindhoven University of Technology (TUE) - Eindhoven Center for Innovation Studies (ECIS) and Maastricht University, School of Business and Economics
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alliance portfolios, persistence and interrelation of alliance strategies, horizontal alliances, vertical alliances, persistence of strategic collaboration, technological innovation

Persistence of, and Interrelation between, Horizontal and Vertical Technology Alliances

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 15 Jul 2012
René Belderbos, Victor A. Gilsing and Boris Lokshin
University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation, Eindhoven University of Technology (TUE) - Eindhoven Center for Innovation Studies (ECIS) and Maastricht University, School of Business and Economics
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Internal Basic Research, External Basic Research and the Technological Performance of Pharmaceutical Firms

Katholieke Universiteit Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovations Working Paper No. 1003
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 05 Jun 2010 Last Revised: 10 May 2013
Bart Leten, Stijn Kelchtermans and René Belderbos
KU Leuven - Faculty of Business and Economics (FEB), KU Leuven - Department of Management, Strategy & Innovation and University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation
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Basic Research, Industrial Innovation, Pharmaceutical Industry

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On the Growth of Foreign Affiliates: Multinational Plant Networks, Joint Ventures, and Flexibility

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 05 Mar 2008
René Belderbos and Jianglei Zou
University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation and KU Leuven - Faculty of Business and Economics (FEB)
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Affiliate growth, Cost, Country, Employment, Flexibility, Growth, Joint ventures, Manufacturing, Multinatioinal plant networks, Multinational enterprises, Networks, Research, Responses

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How Global is R&D? Firm-Level Determinants of Home Country Bias in R&D

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 22 Jan 2014
René Belderbos, Bart Leten and Shinya Suzuki
University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation, KU Leuven - Faculty of Business and Economics (FEB) and National Institute of Science and Technology Policy of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
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R&D Internationalization, Location strategy, Home country bias, Innovation

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The Returns to Foreign R&D

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 11 Oct 2014
René Belderbos, Boris Lokshin and Bert M. Sadowski
University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation, Maastricht University, School of Business and Economics and Eindhoven University of Technology (TUE)
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Foreign R&D, multinational enterprises, innovation, productivity

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Multinationality and Downside Risk: The Contingent Roles of Option Portfolio Characteristics and Organizational Factors

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 19 Dec 2012
René Belderbos, Tony W. Tong and Shubin Wu
University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation, University of Colorado at Boulder and KU Leuven - Faculty of Business and Economics (FBE)
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multinational firm, downside risk, switching option, affiliate portfolio, organization running head: multinationality and downside risk

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Generic and Specific Social Learning Mechanisms in Foreign Entry Location Choice

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 31 Jan 2011
René Belderbos, Woody Van Olffen and Jianglei Zou
University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation, University of Maastricht and KU Leuven - Faculty of Business and Economics (FEB)
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foreign entry, multinational firms, location choice, agglomeration

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Inter-Temporal Patterns of R&D Collaboration and Innovative Performance

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 12 Mar 2014
René Belderbos, Martin A. Carree, Boris Lokshin and Sastre Juan Fernández
University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation, University of Maastricht - Department of Organization & Strategy, Maastricht University, School of Business and Economics and Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO) - Ecuador
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R&D collaboration, innovation, productivity

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Global Cities, Connectivity, and the Location Choice of MNC Regional Headquarters

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 29 Nov 2017
René Belderbos, Helen S. Du and Anthony Goerzen
University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation, Maastricht University and Queen's University - Smith School of Business
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connectivity, geographic distance, global cities, location choice, regional headquarters

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Business Groups, Foreign Direct Investment, and Capital Goods Trade: The Import Behavior of Japanese Affiliates

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 01 Feb 2011
René Belderbos, Ryuhei Wakasugi and Jianglei Zou
University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation, Kyoto University, Institute of Economic Research and KU Leuven - Faculty of Business and Economics (FEB)
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Multinational firms, imports, capital goods, FDI, business groups

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Global Fixed Capital Investment by Multinational Firms

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 28 Jan 2013
René Belderbos, Kyoji Fukao, Keiko Ito and Wilko H. Letterie
University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation, Hitotsubashi University - Institute of Economic Research, Senshu University - School of Economics and Maastricht School of Business and Economics
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multinational firms, foreign direct investment, fixed capital investment

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Direct and Mediated Ties to Universities: ‘Scientific’ Absorptive Capacity and Innovation Performance of Pharmaceutical Firms

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 04 Sep 2015
René Belderbos, Victor A. Gilsing and Shinya Suzuki
University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation, Eindhoven University of Technology (TUE) - Eindhoven Center for Innovation Studies (ECIS) and National Institute of Science and Technology Policy of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
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R&D collaboration, alliance portfolios, industry-science linkages, scientific absorptive capacity

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Technology Alliances in Emerging Economies: Persistence and Interrelation in European Firms' Alliance Formation

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 22 Jan 2014
René Belderbos, Victor A. Gilsing and Jojo Jacob
University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation, Eindhoven University of Technology (TUE) - Eindhoven Center for Innovation Studies (ECIS) and Grenoble Ecole de Management
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Alliances, Persistence, Interrelation, Emerging economies

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The Antecedents of New R&D Collaborations with Different Partner Types: On the Dynamics of Past R&D Collaboration and Innovative Performance

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 29 Nov 2017
René Belderbos, Victor A. Gilsing, Boris Lokshin, Martin A. Carree and Sastre Juan Fernández
University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation, Eindhoven University of Technology (TUE) - Eindhoven Center for Innovation Studies (ECIS), Maastricht University, School of Business and Economics, University of Maastricht - Department of Organization & Strategy and Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO) - Ecuador
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Scientific Research, Firm Heterogeneity and Foreign R&D Locations of Multinational Firms

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 11 Jan 2017
René Belderbos, Bart Leten and Shinya Suzuki
University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation, KU Leuven - Faculty of Business and Economics (FEB) and National Institute of Science and Technology Policy of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
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R&D Internationalization, Knowledge sourcing, Absorptive capacity, Industry-science links

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Entry and Technological Performance in New Technology Domains: Technological Opportunities, Technology Competition and Technological Relatedness

KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business, MSI_1605
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 21 May 2016
Bart Leten, René Belderbos and Bart Van Looy
KU Leuven - Faculty of Business and Economics (FEB), University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation and KU Leuven - Department of Economics
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Competition, entry, innovation, relatedness, technological opportunities, technology search

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Technological Performance and Alliances over the Industry Life Cycle: Evidence from the ASIC Industry

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 14 Nov 2014
Wim Vanhaverbeke, Wim Vanhaverbeke, René Belderbos, Geert Duysters and Bonnie E. Beerkens
University of SurreyHasselt University, University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation, Tilburg University and Eindhoven University of Technology (TUE)
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Strategic R&D Location by Multi-National Firms: Spillovers, Technology Sourcing and Competition

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 5060
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 03 Aug 2005
René Belderbos, Elissavet Lykogianni and Reinhilde Veugelers
University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation, Catholic University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Economics and Catholic University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Applied Economics
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MNEs, R&D, R&D spillovers

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On the Use of Computer-Aided Text Analysis in International Business Research

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 08 May 2019
René Belderbos, Marcelina Grabowska, Bart Leten, Stijn Kelchtermans and Nazlihan Ugur
University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation, KU Leuven - Department of Management, Strategy & Innovation, KU Leuven - Faculty of Business and Economics (FEB), KU Leuven - Department of Management, Strategy & Innovation and KU Leuven - Department of Management, Strategy & Innovation
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content analysis, computer aided text analysis (CATA), global strategy, multinational firms, global mindset

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Exploratory Innovation in Cities: Inter-city Ties and Technological Relatedness

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 01 Sep 2023
René Belderbos, Samuel Edet and Massimo Riccaboni
University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation, International Finance Corporation and Scuola IMT Alti Studi Lucca
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External ties, Technological relatedness, City, Technological Innovation

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A Note on Testing for Complementarity and Substitutability in the Case of Multiple Practices

Journal of Productivity Analysis, Vol. 35, No. 3, pp. 263-269, June 2011
Posted: 24 May 2011
Martin A. Carree, Boris Lokshin and René Belderbos
University of Maastricht - Department of Organization & Strategy, Maastricht University, School of Business and Economics and University of Leuven (KUL) - Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation

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Complementarity, supermodularity, firm performance