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Micro-Evidence on the Determinants of Innovation in The Netherlands: The Relative Importance of Absorptive Capacity and Agglomeration Externalities

Smit, Martijn J.; Abreu, Maria A.; Groot, Henri L.F. de - Tinbergen Instituut - 2010

externalities in explaining variation in innovation rates across firms. More specifically, we combine micro-data and census data to … estimate the probability that a firm will introduce a goods, service or process innovation. We consider internal firm … agglomeration variables are only significant for a few specific sectors, and even then only for some types of innovation. Accepted …

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Labour Market Effects of International Fragmentation of Production; Evidence from a Survey and Case Studies in the Dutch Industry

Berghuis, Ebel; Butter, Frank A.G. den - Tinbergen Instituut - 2013

In this era of globalisation the traditional Ricardian theory of trade in products governed by comparative advantages is replaced by a modern theory of trade in tasks. Tasks are outsourced to those places in the world where the lower production costs outweigh the additional transaction costs...

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Managing Transaction Costs in International Production; Evidence on Entrepreneurship from Case Studies in The Netherlands

Berghuis, Ebel; Butter, Frank A.G. den - Tinbergen Instituut - 2013

This era of globalisation is characterized by an ongoing international fragmentation of production where the supply chain is split up in more and more parts. The traditional Ricardian theory of trade in products governed by comparative advantages is replaced by a modern theory of trade in tasks....

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Organization Context and Human Resource Management in the Small Firm

Kok, Jan de; Uhlaner, Lorraine M. - Tinbergen Instituut - 2001

This paper examines the relationship between organization contextual variables and humanresource management (HRM) practices in small firms. The proposed model is based on anintegration of theoretical perspectives, including the resource-based approach, institutionaltheory, transaction cost...

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