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Table 1 CHQ Functions, characteristics, and spatial design. Detailed Information about the 36 CHQ in our data is provided. R&D Function presents whether an R&D function is present at a CHQ, and Legal Function indicates whether a CHQ has a legal function. Manufacturing Function means a CHQ contains some manufacturing activity, and Largest denotes that a CHQ has largest size among all its other HQ units and subsidiaries. Acquired represents whether another firm acquired the focal corporation. Foreign-Based denotes a non-US-domiciled corporation
From: Extending the role of headquarters beyond the firm boundary: entrepreneurial alliance innovation
| Panel A: CHQ functions and characteristics | ||||||||
| At CHQ in initial year | At CHQ in final year | |||||||
| Functions/characteristics | Yes | No | % Total | Yes | No | % Total | ||
| R&D Function | 19 | 17 | 53% | 14 | 22 | 39% | ||
| Legal Function | 32 | 4 | 89% | 29 | 7 | 81% | ||
| Manufacturing Function | 24 | 12 | 67% | 34 | 2 | 94% | ||
| Largest | 25 | 11 | 69% | 21 | 15 | 58% | ||
| Acquired | 1 | 35 | 3% | 14 | 22 | 39% | ||
| Foreign-Based | 11 | 25 | 31% | N/A | N/A | |||
| Panel B: CHQ spatial design | ||||||||
| CHQ relocations | HQ units in initial year | HQ units in final year | ||||||
| Count | Firms | % Total | Count | Firms | % Total | Count | Firms | % Total |
| 0 | 11 | 30% | 1 | 31 | 86% | 1 | 23 | 64% |
| 1 | 13 | 36% | 2 | 4 | 11% | 2 | 6 | 17% |
| 2 | 5 | 14% | 3 | 1 | 3% | 3 | 4 | 11% |
| 3 | 5 | 14% | 4 | 0 | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| 4 | 1 | 3% | 5 | 0 | 0% | 5 | 1 | 3% |
| 5 | 1 | 3% | 6 | 0 | 0% | 6 | 1 | 3% |
| 7 | 0 | 0% | 7 | 0 | 0% | |||
| 8 | 0 | 0% | 8 | 1 | 3% | |||
