Where do capabilities reside? Analysis of related technological diversification in multi-locational firms. Issue 12 (2nd December 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Frigon, Anthony; Rigby, David L.
• Is Part Of: Regional studies. Volume 56:Issue 12(2022)
• Page Start: 2045
• Page End: 2057
• Publication Date: 2022-12-02
• Subjects: capabilities -- knowledge sourcing -- technological diversification; L25 -- O31 -- R11; Regional planning -- Periodicals; Regional planning -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; 307.14
• DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2022.2031951
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0034-3404

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Where do businesses source the capabilities that influence their diversification? From the resource-based perspective, capabilities are located within the firm. For many economic geographers, capabilities are place-based and flow between firms in local areas. Others claim the capabilities that count emerge from non-local collaboration. The value added of this paper is a firm–establishment–patent dataset that helps identify the sources of capabilities regulating technological diversification in the establishments of multi-locational firms. Results show that capabilities located within establishments themselves are most important to the process of diversification, followed by firm capabilities and then place-based capabilities.