Exploring the position of cities in global corporate research and development: A bibliometric analysis by two different geographical approaches

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Highlights:

• We put global city theory to the test by conducting a bibliometric analysis.

• We explore cities as home cities and host cities of the global corporate R&D.

• Tokyo, New York, London and Paris exceed as command points of global corporate R&D.

• Boston and San Jose are significant sites of corporate R&D activities.

摘要

•We put global city theory to the test by conducting a bibliometric analysis.•We explore cities as home cities and host cities of the global corporate R&D.•Tokyo, New York, London and Paris exceed as command points of global corporate R&D.•Boston and San Jose are significant sites of corporate R&D activities.

论文关键词:Global city,Multinational company,Corporate research and development,Scientific article

论文评审过程:Received 20 October 2015, Revised 12 January 2016, Accepted 8 February 2016, Available online 22 April 2016, Version of Record 22 April 2016.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2016.02.004