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its innovation system and the interplay between the firm and the non-firm sector. We argue that, in any economy, when … generated a sub-optimal outcome. Market forces did not result in the western-style innovation system, but a hybrid one, with …-down" supply-driven allocation of resources and a reliance on external (but domestic) network of sources for innovation and capital …
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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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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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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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Sanitation is at the heart of not only environmental security but also food security and health. Today about 41% of the global population or about 2.6 billion people do not have access to toilets and about 42,000 people die every week due to drinking water polluted with faecal matter. The...
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Using a unique firm level data set on learning and product innovation in Tanzanian manufacturing and commercial farming … for product innovation. The results indicate that larger and foreign owned firms invest significantly more in human and … and specialised labour - necessary for product innovation in imperfect markets. …
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The challenges presented to the Korean Innovation System require several fundamental and structural changes. Some are … more directly related to particular innovation actors and activities; but some are, directly and indirectly, related to the … much wider context of the economic system as a whole. The role of the National Innovation System (NIS) in a knowledge based …
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There has been an impressive spurt in the outward FDI activity of Indian MNEs since the 1990s. However, despite the rhetoric, this growth has not been exceptional, when compared to other similarly developed countries. Received economic arguments propose that successful outward investors tend to...
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Innovation strategies of entrepreneurs are mapped with growth and performance of their firms in this study. Findings of … innovation strategies experienced more employment growth, higher profitability, and better sales dynamics than those that adopted … occasional innovation approach. Market growth of continuous innovating firms realized faster pace than other type of firms …
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