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June 6, 2026Production and Operations Management

EXPRESS: How Information Technology and R&D Investments Influence Geographic Dispersion and Production Costs: Evidence from US Multinational Manufacturers

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JYJisun YuKHKunsoo HanCLChe‐Wei Liu

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Overview

Randomized trial examines how IT and R&D investments affect production costs in multinational firms, suggesting improved efficiency.

Key Points

  • This research investigates how information technology and R&D investments affect the geographic dispersion of multinational firms and their production costs.
  • Analyzed archival firm-level data from US-based multinational manufacturers between 1994 and 2009.
  • Assessed the moderating effects of IT intensity on the relationships between R&D intensity, geographic dispersion, and production costs.
  • IT intensity positively moderates the relationship between R&D intensity and geographic dispersion.
  • IT intensity negatively moderates the relationship between geographic dispersion and production costs.

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Yu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a23bc0571a5da9775e777dbhttps://doi.org/10.1177/10591478261458078
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