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corporate capacity to strike a favorable balance between the production and the exploitation of new knowledge. This argument is …
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separately from innovation indicators, and the importance of language based on codified and tacit knowledge is emphasized. The …This paper examines the social impacts of the development of science, technology and innovation indicators. The … knowledge is codified in manuals, and the tacit knowledge is held in overlapping communities of practice that develop the …
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We outline an Austrian approach to economic organization based on the entrepreneur and the Austrian idea of capital as heterogeneous and time-dimensioned, tow themes associated with Israel Kirzner's contributions. We provide a novel interpretation of capital heterogeneity based on the notion of...
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argued that there is a need for a new type of knowledge and learning oriented Keynesianism in order to get close to the kind …
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This paper seeks to broaden our understanding of the concept underlying absorptive capacity at the macro –level, paying particular attention to the growth and development perspectives. We provide definitions of absorptive and technological capacity, external technology flows, productivity...
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agents' capability to transform general knowledge into specific one using their stock of competencies and dynamic assets … technological, organizational and market knowledge and in the development of formal and informal mechanisms to facilitate its … "competencies", transform generic knowledge into specific knowledge and, therefore, innovate. It aims at analyzing the knowledge of …
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examines the knowledge-based determinants of productivity of firms active in food processing, textiles, and garments and … leather products. In particular, it seeks to investigate the importance of various sources of knowledge in explaining … productivity in the different industries. The knowledge sources driving productivity performance are very different across sectors …
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Technological innovation depends on knowledge developed by scientific research. The num-ber of citations made in … patents to the scientific literature has been suggested as an indicator of this process of transfer of knowledge from science …-to-sector ma-trix of knowledge flows. We then propose a method to analyze this matrix and construct vari-ous indicators of science …
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diffuse new knowledge is key in enabling countries to capitalise on challenges brought about by rapid technology …-driven transformations rather than succumb to their adverse effects. In particular, we look at the importance of new knowledge emanating from … both domestic and foreign sources in the innovation process in view of the contention that "international technology …
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labour market. The challenge today appears more or less similar, but this time with respect to knowledge. Interestingly, it … social welfare models that have performed best in terms of knowledge investments. This suggests, that success in boosting … knowledge investment generates the public resources for the development of social welfare models capable of addressing rapid …
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