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Knowledge acquisition and corporate entrepreneurship: Insights from Spanish SMEs in the ICT sector
Bojica, Ana Maria; Fuentes, Maria del Mar Fuentes - In: Journal of World Business 47 (2012) 3, pp. 397-408
–performance relationship in a sample of Spanish SMEs from the Information and Communication Technology sector (ICT). The results obtained show …
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THE IMPACT OF ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY ON SMEs' COLLABORATION
Muscio, Alessandro - In: Economics of Innovation and New Technology 16 (2007) 8, pp. 653-668
and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This article investigates the importance of absorptive capacity created and … accumulated in R&D efforts and in qualified human resources, on SMEs' capabilities to collaborate with other firms, with … SMEs located in the Lombardy region (Italy). Probit model estimations demonstrate that even in SMEs absorptive capacity has …
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The Spending and Absorption of Aid in PRGF Supported Programs
Martijn, Jan Kees; Berndt, Markus; Shonchoy, Abu; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
This paper studies the spending and absorption of aid in PRGF-supported programs, verifies whether the use aid is programmed to be smoothed over time, and analyzes how considerations about macroeconomic stability influence the programmed use of aid. It finds that PRGF-supported programs allow...
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Innovative and absorptive capacity effects of education in a small open economy
Bye, Brita; Fæhn, Taran - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2012
Evidence points to relatively low supply elasticities for workers skilled for research and development (R&D), which can hamper innovation and growth. Increasing the supply of R&D skills will expand an economy's innovative capacity. A simultaneous effect of increased education, which is...
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Productivity spillovers from FDI and the role of domestic firm’s absorptive capacity in South Korean manufacturing industries
Kim, Minjung - In: Empirical Economics 48 (2015) 2, pp. 807-827
This paper investigates productivity spillovers from foreign direct investment (FDI) and the absorptive capacity of domestic firms using the firm level data of South Korean manufacturing industries. This paper finds that the absorptive capacity has as a role in mitigating the negative spillovers...
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Sierra Leone; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper-Progress Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
This report describes the progress made in implementing the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper for Sierra Leone covering the period 2005–07. Efforts to reform the public sector were not successful. Management and Functional Reviews were conducted for several ministries, departments, and...
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FDI spillovers on firm survival in Italy: absorptive capacity matters!
Ferragina, Anna; Mazzotta, Fernanda - In: The Journal of Technology Transfer 39 (2014) 6, pp. 859-897
The aim of this paper is to explore the effects of spillovers driven by competition and forward and backward linkages between foreign firms and Italian firms. We adopt the firm dynamics framework, which allows us to test the impact of foreign firms’ activity on the probability that local firms...
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INNOVATION PERFORMANCE IN THE SHADOW OF EXPROPRIABILITY — INTERPLAY OF THE APPROPRIABILITY REGIME AND COMPETITORS' ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY
HURMELINNA-LAUKKANEN, PIA; PUUMALAINEN, KAISU - In: International Journal of Innovation and Technology … 10 (2013) 01, pp. 1350002-1
Expropriability is the ability of (potential) competitors to extract information about innovation and utilize it to their advantage in a manner that decreases the competitive advantages of the original innovator. It has an effect on the profit margins and, subsequently, on the strategic behavior...
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The Impact of Regional Absorptive Capacity on Spatial Knowledge Spillovers
Caragliu, Andrea; Nijkamp, Peter - Tinbergen Instituut - 2008
This discussion paper led to an article in <I>Applied Economics</I> (2012). Volume 44, issue 11, pages 1363-1374.<P> We design a conceptual framework for linking two approaches: the literature on absorptive capacity and the literature on spatial knowledge spillovers. Regions produce new knowledge, but...</p></i>
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How does trade-mediated technology transfer affect interregional and intersectoral competition? Exploring multi-sectoral effects in a global trade model
Das, Gouranga - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
In this paper, all technology transfers are embodied in trade flows within a three-region, six-tradedcommodity version of the GTAP model. 4% Hicks-Neutral technical progress in heavy manufacturing in one region has uneven impacts on productivity elsewhere. Why? Destination regions’ ability to...
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