surplus from his production. At any time, the novice can leave the relationship with his acquired knowledge and produce on his … structured as an apprenticeship, in which all production generated during training is used to compensate the expert. Knowledge … transfer takes a simple form. In the first period, the expert gifts the novice a positive level of knowledge, which is …

entrepreneurship literature is that opportunities are exogenous, the most prevalent theory of innovation in the economics literature … opportunity by developing a knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship. The basic argument is that knowledge created … endogenously via R&D results in knowledge spillovers. Such spillovers give rise to opportunities to be identified and exploited by …

The lack of human capital in Portugal has become a key obstacle to higher growth. This paper discusses the performance … of education and training services in Portugal and shows that improvements are needed to narrow the significant human … of the services that compound the low starting point of Portugal regarding education. Modernizing the Portuguese economy …

innovation leveraged off the country’s strong primary industry knowledge base. Continuing to raise skill levels and the … technologies de l’information et de la communication, ainsi qu’une innovation tirant parti de la solide base de connaissances du …

persist.<P> Private spending on innovation is very low and Russia underperforms in terms of scientific outputs and patents …. Support for low-tech innovation and technology adoption, especially among SMEs is narrow because of a bias towards large and … Russie : Les compétences, l'éducation et l'innovation<BR>Le marché du travail en Russie est très flexible. Les entreprises s …

liberalisation; strengthening competition in markets for goods and services; education, research and innovation. Progress is also …’éducation, la recherche et l’innovation. Des progrès sont également requis dans d’autres domaines, notamment pour promouvoir des …