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Policy Instruments for Stimulating R&D in the Enterprise Sector: The Contrasting Experiences of Two MNC Dominated Economies from Southeast Asia

Mani, Sunil - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2000

the definite path towards becoming one in the foreseeable future. A careful examination of their innovation policies shows … industry. Malaysia, on the contrary, has very similar fiscal instruments for encouraging innovation. But it suffers from a …

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Role of Government in Promoting Innovation in the Enterprise Sector An Analysis of the Indian Experience

Mani, Sunil - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2001

possible dimensions of the innovation system are considered, namely the (a) policies with respect to the supply of technically … innovation; and (d) promotion of technology-based ventures through venture capital funds. The country suffers from a chronic …

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Government and Innovation Policy An Analysis of the South African Experience since 1994

Mani, Sunil - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2001

significant number of research grants have been made available to its innovation system comprising the higher education sector … real weaknesses of the innovation system shows that the country suffers from a severe shortage of scientists and engineers … migration abroad. Without addressing this basic lacuna in its innovation system, the country has put in place three sizeable …

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Prescriptions for network strategy: Does evidence of network effects in cross-section support them?

Baum, Joel A.C.; Cowan, Robin; Jonard, Nicolas - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2012

Although intuitively appealing (and common), drawing network strategy implications from empirical evidence of network performance effects in pooled cross-section is not necessarily warranted. This is because network positions can influence both the mean and variance of firm performance....

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Network-independent partner selection and the evolution of innovation networks

Baum, Joel; Cowan, Robin; Jonard, Nicolas - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2009

that firms' knowledge bases must "fit" in order for joint learning and innovation to be possible, and thus for an alliance …

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Structural Holes, Innovation and the Distribution of Ideas

Cowan, Robin; Jonard, Nicolas - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2006

We model knowledge diffusion in a population of agents situated on a network, interacting only over direct ties. Some agents are by nature traders, others are by nature "givers": traders demand a quid pro quo for information transfer; givers do not. We are interested in efficiency of diffusion...

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Institutional Support for Investment in New Technologies: The Role of Venture Capital Institutions in Developing Countries

Mani, Sunil; Bartzokas, Anthony - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2002

An important component of this institutional framework supporting investment in new technologies is venture capital institutions. A group of developing countries, especially from Asia has been rather successful in establishing and nurturing this way of financing new technologies. The present...

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The co-evolution of organizational performance and emotional contagion

Cowan, Robin; Jonard, Nicolas; Weehuizen, Rifka - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2012

In this paper we model interactions between organizational structures, job stress, emotional contagion and organization performance. An organization is modelled as solving problems or performing tasks. Tasks enter the organization and can be addressed by a subset of its members. Organization...

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Fits and Misfits: Technological Matching and R&D Networks

Cowan, Robin; Jonard, Nicolas; Sanditov, Bulat - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2009

This paper presents an economic model of R&D network formation through the creation of strategic alliances. Firms are randomly endowed with knowledge elements. They base their alliance decisions purely on the technological fit of potential partners, ignoring social capital considerations and...

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