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Innovation, productivité et exportation : Y-a-t-il un effet d'auto-sélection consciente? Une étude empirique sur les PMI de basse-Normandie.
Movahedi, Mohammad; Gaussens, Olivier - Centre de Recherche en Économie et Management (CREM) - 2011
This paper presents an analysis of the relationship between innovation, productivity and exports regarding the SMEs … markets. To measure innovation, we consider the dimensions of technological as well as non technological innovation, as … project IDEIS. First, we highlight the existence of export as well as innovation apparent premium, i.e. the advantage of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009364561
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Individualism and the cultural roots of management practices
van Hoorn, André - In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 99 (2014) C, pp. 53-68
We study the cultural foundations of management practices, which are increasingly recognized as important determinants of firm performance. This research closes the loop on two developing literatures, one seeking cultural explanations for economic development and the other seeking to account for...
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Management Matters
Alexopoulos, Michelle; Tombe, Trevor - University of Toronto, Department of Economics - 2010
New indications of managerial innovations are created and then used to show that changes in organizational technologies are an important source of economic growth. Specifically, the analysis demonstrates that, first, in response to a positive managerial technology shock, output, productivity and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008553220
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Profits and Productivity
Lovell, C. A. Knox; Grifell-Tatjé, E. - Financial Institutions Center, Wharton School of Business - 1996
In this study we consider the linkage between productivity change and profit change. We develop an analytical framework in which profit change between one period and the next is decomposed into three sources: (i) a productivity change effect (which includes a technical change effect and an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005794328
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ТЕОРЕТИЧЕСКИЕ ОСНОВЫ АНАЛИЗА ПРОДУКТИВНОСТИ И ЭФФЕКТИВНОСТИ CЕЛЬСКОХОЗЯЙСТВЕННЫХ ПРЕДПРИЯТИЙ
Lissitsa, Aleksej; Babiéceva, Tamara - Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in … - 2003
Основным мотивом для написания данных "Дискуссионных материалов" является ознакомление читателя с теоретическими основами анализа продуктивности и...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008526800
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The strategic role of the Food Research Institute in productivity enhancement and the private sector development in Ghana
Yawson, Robert M. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
The Private Sector Development Project (PSDP) was a culmination of the renewed commitment of the Government of Ghana to accelerate the pace of development of Ghana’s private sector. The project was also a direct result of the Business Community’s own assessment of Lingering issues which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009295279
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Wages And Seniority When Coworkers Matter: Estimating A Joint Production Economy Using Norwegian Administrative Data
Ferrall, Christopher; Salvanes, Kjell G.; Sørensen, … - Economics Department, Queen's University - 2009
We develop an equilibrium model of wages and estimate it using administrative data from Norway. Coworkers interact through a task-assignment model, and wages are determined through multi-lateral bargaining over the surplus that accrues to the workforce. Seniority affects wages through workplace...
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The innovative input mix. Assessing the importance of R&D and ICT investments for firm performance in manufacturing and services
Rybalka, Marina - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2015
Business innovation is an important driver of productivity growth. In this paper, I assess the importance of R&D and … the CDM model that treats ICT together with R&D as the main inputs into innovation and productivity, and test it on a … large unbalanced panel data set based on the innovation survey for Norway. Four different types of innovation and the number …
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The Contribution of Research and Innovation to Productivity and Economic Growth
Elnasri, Amani; Fox, Kevin J. - School of Economics, UNSW Business School - 2014
This paper examines the impact of investment in research and innovation on Australian market sector productivity. While … productivity. Moreover, the paper pays special attention to the role played by public support for research and innovation in the … innovation policy as they provide insights into possible productivity gains from government funding reallocations. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010751329
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Northern and Southern Innovativity: A comparison across European and Latin-American countries
Raffo, Julio; Lhuillery, Stéphane; Miotti, Luis - Chaire en Économie et Management de l'Innovation … - 2007
This paper compares the role of innovation and economic performance across European and Latin American countries, using … linking R&D intensity, innovation and productivity. We find evidences revealing structural differences between regions, but … also presence of heterogeneity within regions. In particular, firms tend to face innovation activities to achieve a better …
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