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The fundamental problem in the field of technology studies is how technology evolves and sustains economic change in human society. This study confronts the problem here by proposing the theory of technological host-parasites coevolution, an approach that may be useful for bringing a new...
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improve slowly. The finding of this study could aid management of firms and innovation strategy of nations to design best … possible, the role of long-run coevolution between technologies in complex systems with fruitful implications for innovation …
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An interesting problem in management of technology and economics of innovation is how to explain the sources of some …
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properties that can expand disruptive innovation theory, namely: 1) disruptive technology has a disproportionate growth in …
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consequential environmental threats. This study suggests complementary hypotheses for technology analysis and innovation management … technology hypothesis, induced-innovation hypothesis, learning by doing hypothesis, learning via diffusion hypothesis … proposes in some cases, basic models to operationalize these hypotheses for studies of applied economics of innovation. Overall …
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La presente etude traite des facteurs qui influent sur la decision de l'entreprise de former le personnel a la lumiere des donnees de plusieurs enquetes recentes de Statistique Canada, qui portaient sur l'utilisation des technologies de pointe dans les entreprises de fabrication canadiennes....
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This paper describes the evidence that several Statistics Canada studies have developed on the importance of innovation … to growth and the need for highly skilled workers in the innovation process. Rather than focusing on broad industry … frequently distinguishes faster from slower growing firms is innovation. Innovators in turn place greater emphasis on training …
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This paper examines the ways that innovation status as opposed to technology use affects the training activities of … programs than non-users. Here, innovation status within the group of technology users also affects the training decision. In … equipment by extensively implementing training that is highly firm-specific. This suggests that innovation requires new skills …
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impact on innovation in the economy. Experimentation is important in a dynamic, market-based economy. A key part of the … worker skills, which is partially related to training, complements innovation and contributes to growth. …
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facilitated by training is complementary to innovation and technological change. Training incidence is found to be closely related … strategies that are related to innovation. Training is also greater where a firm emphasizes quality and a comprehensive human …
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