“…Finally, MNE often chose to locate R&D centers close to their other functions such as production, marketing and sales, in order to easily con-trol communication, resources sharing, coordination (Malecki, 1980a(Malecki, , 1980bZaheer & Nachum, 2011);Quer, Claver Cortes,´ and Rienda Garc´ıa (2012) found that Chinese MNE chose their foreign location analyzing host market size, market-supporting institutions, political risk, and cultural distance.…”