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Do sources of knowledge transfer matter? A firm-level analysis in the PRD, China
Liu, Wan-Hsin - 2009
different innovation outcomes, using a firm-level dataset collected in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) in China. It also … innovation sales and to create new knowledge qualified for patenting. In addition to own R&D activities, they rely on sourcing … knowledge from different sets of sources to support them to carry out the last three types of innovation outcomes. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010275675
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Improving development effectiveness through R&D: Dynamic learning and evaluation
Fiala, Nathan; Mangan, Cormac - 2013
Research and development (R&D) is a common process in for-profit organizations. Despite the benefits, it is not routinely practiced in nonprofit organizations, in part because it is difficult to identify the effects of programs that are designed to involve individuals over long periods of time....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010323923
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Open source software, closed source software or both: impacts on industry growth and the role of intellectual property rights
von Engelhardt, Sebastian; Swaminathan, Sushmita - 2008
There is considerable debate regarding the use of intellectual property rights (IPR) to spur innovation in the software …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273790
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Flipping journals to open: Rethinking publishing infrastructure
Fecher, Benedikt; Wagner, Gert G. - 2015
about open access must include a discussion about research infrastructure and innovation in academic publishing. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011415295
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Trust-based work-time and product improvements: Evidence from firm level data
Godart, Olivier N.; Görg, Holger; Hanley, Aoife - 2014
We explore whether the introduction of trust based working hours is related to the subsequent innovation performance of … adoption of trust based working hours and innovation seems to be driven by the degree of control and self-management over …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010336111
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Foreign direct investment, competition and industrial development in the host country
Barrios Cobos, Salvador; Görg, Holger; Strobl, Eric - 2004
This paper analyses the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the development of local firms. We focus on two likely effects of FDI: a competition effect which deters entry of domestic firms and positive market externalities which foster the development of local industry. Using a simple...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277430
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Assessing Asia - Sub-Saharan Africa global value chain linkages
Tang, Heiwai; Zeng, Douglas Zhihua; Zeufack, Albert G. - 2020
This paper studies the relationship between Asia's economic engagements in Africa and individual African nations' participation in global value chains (GVC) over the past two decades. We find that while overall exports from Africa to Asia are still highly concentrated in resource-intensive...
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Are newly exporting firms more innovative? Findings from matched Spanish innovators
Hanley, Aoife; Monreal-Pérez, Joaquín - 2011
process innovation rates. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278825
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Employment effects of R&D and innovation: Evidence from small and medium-sized firms in emerging markets
Goel, Rajeev K.; Nelson, Michael A. - 2021
This paper studies the impact of research and development (R&D) and innovation on employment growth, focusing on small … and medium-sized firms. Employment effects of R&D and innovation are unclear a priori as process innovation may be labor … both R&D and innovation increased employment growth, suggesting that innovation was either capital-saving or labor had …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012613066
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Does quality make a difference? Employment effects of high- and low-quality start-ups
Fritsch, Michael; Schroeter, Alexandra - 2011
This paper investigates the impact of new firms' quality on the magnitude of their employment effects. Our results clearly show that the quality of start-ups, measured by their affiliation with sectors and innovative industries, strongly influences the direct and the overall employment...
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