---
title: "When Does Co-location of Manufacturing and R&D Matter?"
authors:
  - name: "Ketokivi, Mikko"
date_published: "2006-11-03"
series: "Keskusteluaiheita nro"
series_number: "1051"
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language: "en"
publisher: "ETLA Economic Research"
pdf_url: "https://www.etla.fi/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dp1051.pdf"
keywords:
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  - "co-location"
  - "functional integration"
  - "organization theory"
identifier: "https://www.etla.fi/julkaisut/id/Keskusteluaiheita-nro-1051"
---

# When Does Co-location of Manufacturing and R&D Matter?

**Published:** 2006-11-03  
**Categories:** Julkaisut  
**Tags:** Keskusteluaiheita  
**URL:** https://www.etla.fi/julkaisut/dp1051-fi/

While both manufacturing and R&D location decisions have received considerable theoretical and empirical attention from economists and organization scientists, theories and evidence regarding the co-location of the two are scarce. The goal of this article is to lay the theoretical foundation for R&D-manufacturing co-location. Theories of functional integration along with qualitative and preliminary quantitative empirical data are used to examine the question : when is co-location of R&D and manufacturing necessary?

---

## Additional Information

**Key Words:** location decisions, co-location, functional integration, organization theory

**Kirjoittajat:** Ketokivi, Mikko

**Lataa Pdf:** https://www.etla.fi/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dp1051.pdf

**Kansikuva:** https://www.etla.fi/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dp_cover.jpg

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