The Tangible Contribution of R&D Spending Foreign-Owned Plants to a Host Region: a Plant Level Study of the Irish Manufacturing Sector (1980-1996)

Variable_________

Description__________________

Mean

St. Dev

Minimum

Maximum

R&D Scale

Based on Average Annual
R&D Spend 1986-1993

0

2

Start Period

Prior to 1973, 1973-1982,

Post 1982___________________

~

Sector

High, Med-High, Med-low or

Low Tech________________

~

Entry Rate of
Foreign Plants

Average Annual Entry Rate
of foreign plants 1986-1996

5.57%

2.59%

~%%

14%

Plant Size in
1986____________

Employment Size of Plant in

1986_______________________

113.54

157.94

"To

1700

Nationality

North American, European or

Other Non-European________

~

Average Annual

R&D Investment

Average Annual R&D based
on survey responses ('000s)

378.30

59.79

1.83

11637.17

Formal R&D
Department?

Ever reported a formal
department 1986-1993?______

T

% Sales of

Innovative Prods

% of sales from products
developed in last 3-5 yrs?

35.89%

1.60%

"^0%

100%

Average R&D

Personnel________

Average Annual R&D

Personnel (not FTE)_________

5.04

^~64

^"ÔÔ

229.5

Average R&D

Intensity__________

Mean Annual R&D Spend as
a % of Sales_________________

^~03

^-∞

^"ÔÔ

"~65

Foreign Start Era:          Size:           Sector:           Nationality:        R&D

Entry 1973-1982 Post-1982 Emp86 Med-Hi Med-low Low-tech Nth US Other Eur Active

Entry

1.0000

1973-82

-0.1039

1.0000_________

1982-

-0.2216

0.4894 1.0000

Emp86

0.0102

0.0666 0.1825

1.0000

Med-hi

0.5688

-0.0711 -0.0559

0.0284

1.0000

Med-low 0.5763

-0.0367 -0.0261

0.0826

0.7444

1.0000

Low Tec 0.6192

0.0030 -0.0967

-0.0562

0.7844

0.8042

1.0000

Nth US

-0.1125

-0.1658 -0.1498

-0.1047

0.0333

0.0678

0.1082

1.0000

Other

-0.0513

-0.0036 -0.0726

-0.0954

0.0269

0.0142

0.0423

0.1503

1.0000

R&D

0.0669

-0.0115 -0.0264

-0.1858

0.0472

0.1163

0.1579

-0.0234

0.0143

1.0000