Local Environment For Innovation And Multinational Companies The R & D Activities: Comparison Of Beijing And Shanghai

With economy globalizing, The globalization of Transnational Corporations' (TNCs' ) Research and Development(R&D) lab has reached the Developing country. Since 1990', TNCs'R&D have begun to enter China, Beijing and Shanghai are becoming cluster region of them. The reason for these is not the better investment environment but the Regional Innovative Milieu that contains a lot of factors. The differences of Regional Innovative Milieu affect the amount, the character and the profession of TNCs'R&D, by contrast, TNCs'R&D affects Regional Innovative Milieu by means of the educating, technology spillover and management experience spreading etc. Based on plenty of cases analysis, this article studies on the relation between Regional Innovative Milieu and TNCs'R&D, and explores the way to advance Regional Innovative Milieu. The research has a little significance on theory and practice.This paper has 6 parts as follows:In introduction, the theme and its significance are discussed. A review of related studies abroad and home, the research approaches and methods are introduced.In chapter 1, theories on Regional Innovative Milieu are discussed in detail. According to the definition of Regional Innovative Milieu, we divide it into four sub-systems. Based on them, we set up a series of indexes to review Regional Innovative Milieu.In chapter 2, by analyzing and comparing many data on Regional Innovative Milieu of Beijing and Shanghai, we find the sameness and difference on Regional Innovative Milieu of Beijing and Shanghai. Finally, we draw a comprehensive conclusion on Regional Innovative Milieu of Beijing and Shanghai.In chapter 3, firstly, the summary of TNCs'R&D in China is introduced, the concept and definition of TNCs'R&D is discussed. Secondly, we compare TNCs'R&D between Beijing and Shanghai. As chapter 3, we find the sameness and difference on TNCs'R&D in the two cities.In chapter 4, on basis of above theories and cases, we study on the relating between Regional Innovative Milieu and TNCs'R&D. We display the penomeno of their relating, and study them how to affect each other.In chapter 5, according these problems of Regional Innovative Milieu in some places, taking advantage of the relating between Regional Innovative Milieu and TNCs'R&D, we search for some steps to solve them.