TY - JOUR AU - Persaud, Ajax AU - Floyd, Joseph PY - 2013/09/30 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Offshoring and Outsourcing of R&D and Business Activities in Canadian Technology Firms JF - Journal of Technology Management & Innovation JA - J.Technol. Manag. Innov. VL - 8 IS - 3 SE - Research Articles DO - 10.4067/S0718-27242013000400001 UR - https://www.jotmi.org/index.php/GT/article/view/art391 SP - 1-12 AB - <p>A substantial amount of empirical research has been conducted on the offshoring/outsourcing practices of U.S., European, South Korean, and Japanese technology firms. However, there is very little research evidence on the strategies of Canadian firms. This leaves a gap in the literature that we aim to fulfill by providing empirical evidence of the practice among Canadian manufacturing firms. The evidence presented is based on t he 2009Survey of Innovation and Business Strategy conducted by Statistics Canada.  This survey provides the largest and most comprehensive data in Canada on this topic.  The data suggest that only a very small proportion of Canadian manufacturing firms offshore/outsource their R&amp;D and other business activities and only a select few countries. The primary motivations for Canadian firms to offshore/outsource their R&amp;D and business activities are to reduce costs and to gain access to new markets. The managerial, policy, and research implications of the results are discussed.</p> ER -