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This chapter explores the role of regional innovation systems supporting capability building among indigenous SMEs in two different RIS in Mexico. It explicitly attempts at testing the validity of the underlying assumptions in RIS literature in the context of developing countries, such as the...
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Innovation systems in developing countries differ largely from those in developed countries. A typical difference is that less developed countries have weaker institutional frameworks and low levels of interaction among the different actors in the innovation system. Scholars in innovation system...
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markets, tap into a large pool of qualified human resources or benefit from knowledge spillovers available in the local …
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This paper explores potential advantages of using virtual teams for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with a comprehensive review on various aspects of virtual teams. Based on the standing of the pertinent literature, attempt has been made to study the aspects by online survey method in...
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Developing countries have been characterized as having played an essentially defensive role in the GATT, unwilling to make tariff concessions, and have focused almost exclusively on securing Special and Differential Treatment concessions. These three perspectives have become part of the...
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import-driven convergence and no robust difference between imports of intermediate and investment goods. Accordingly, trade … helps emerging economies follow a 'green growth' path, and trade-related policies can enhance this path. However, the … effects are economically small and require a long time horizon to become effective. Trade-related policies can become much …
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import-driven convergence and no robust difference between imports of intermediate and investment goods. Accordingly, trade … helps emerging economies follow a 'green growth' path, and trade-related policies can enhance this path. However, the … effects are economically small and require a long time horizon to become effective. Trade-related policies can become much …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010985637
This paper argues that actual technological spillovers are not substantial in developing countries because of the … that enable economies to benefit from the backlog of existing knowledge. Our findings indicate that low productivity … ambiguity with regard to the spillovers gains that are expected to play a significant role in sparking growth. …
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This paper argues that actual technological spillovers are not substantial in developing countries because of the … that enable economies to benefit from the backlog of existing knowledge. Our findings indicate that low productivity … ambiguity with regard to the spillovers gains that are expected to play a significant role in sparking growth. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005150760
The present study aims to evaluate the impact of information and communication technology (ICT) on the economic growth of selected developing countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region by using a panel Generalized Method of Moment (GMM)...
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