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On India's plunge into Nanotechnology: What are good ways to catch-up?
Ramani, Shyama V.; Chowdhury, Nupur; Coronini, Roger; … - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2011
in the interests of economic growth or social welfare that India's science and innovation, and intellectual property …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009643540
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Innovation and Microenterprises Growth in Ethiopia
Gebreeyesus, Mulu - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2009
foster innovation activities in small enterprises? Do innovators create more jobs? We use a large set of microenterprises … training is found to have a strong effect on the innovation activity. However, firms owned by female and old entrepreneurs are … less likely to get involved in innovation. In an extended model of firm growth determinants that includes innovation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008630005
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Internationalization and Technological Catching Up of Emerging Multinationals: A Case Study of China's Haier Group
Duysters, Geert; Jacob, Jojo; Lemmens, Charmianne; Hu, … - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2008
In recent years, a number of firms from Asia and Latin America have been internationalizing their businesses to access new markets and to acquire new technology. This follows similar attempts only a few years earlier by leading firms from countries such as Korea and Taiwan. Much research has...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005150832
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Radical versus Non-Radical Inventions
Schoenmakers, Wilfred; Duysters, Geert; Vanhaverbeke, Wim - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2008
also on the importance of alliances and an open innovation system for the development of radical inventions. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005150852
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Global excellence at the expense of local relevance, or a bridge between two worlds? Research in science and technology in the developing world
Barnard, Helena; Cowan, Robin; Muller, Moritz - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2010
Do world-leading researchers from developing countries contribute to upgrading locally, or do they disengage from the local context? The paper investigates the scientific collaborations of university-based science and technology researchers in the database of the South African National Research...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008693158
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Incubators as Tools for Entrepreneurship Promotion in Developing Countries
Akcomak, Semih - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2009
This paper reviews the literature on incubators in developed and developing countries. We show that the concept of incubators has evolved in time according to market and firm needs. Contemporary successful incubators are profit-oriented, provide a wide range of services, focus more on intangible...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008629989
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Location and R&D alliances in the European ICT industry
Narula, Rajneesh; Santangelo, Grazia D. - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2007
This paper shows empirically that in an intra-industry oligopolistic scenario the location of a firm's innovative activities plays an important role in determining its partner selection in R&D alliances. Such a role is mainly attributed to a strategic use of R&D alliances as a means to limit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005510301