Academic spin-offs (ASOs) are one of the main means of relationship between universities and the market. ASOs transform scientific research results into products, services, or processes that can be commercialized, promoting the transfer of technology between the academic and industrial sectors....

This article explores how Third Space Professionals in Mode 3 universities help bridge academic research and real-world application, fostering innovation, entrepreneurship, and social progress. They play a key role in mentoring early-career researchers, particularly by involving them in research...

The study aims to examine how technological leapfrogging, as a smart and sustainable adaptation strategy, influences organizational resilience in small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises (SMEs) of the developing economies. It also highlighted employees' digital capabilities as mediators...

We consider welfare impacts of prohibitive tariffs on trading partners. Initially, there is prohibitive tariff by one country and a zero tariff by its trading partner. Thereafter, the trading partner also resorts to prohibitive tariff. We demonstrate how prohibitive tariffs by the trading...

This study examines the often-underexplored roles of regional linkages and the technological capacity of partner regions in shaping technological branching, particularly in a developing country context. Analysing 127 tech nology classes across 136 Brazilian regions from 1997 to 2020, we identify...

Business dynamism has been slowing globally over the last several decades. In a recent study, Akcigit and Ates (2023) examine the relative importance of different channels behind this development and highlight weakened knowledge diffusion from the technology frontier to followers as a dominant...

India is currently one of the fastest-growing emerging economies in the world, with a continued focus on maintaining its growth momentum and enhancing the productivity of its manufacturing sector. This paper aims to examine the impact of technology imports and spillovers on the productivity of...

In 2024, new members joined the original BRICS countries, reinforcing their aspirations as a relevant global actor. This study examines Latin American countries' export structures orientation towards BRICS versus G7 markets. Using a unique dataset and a structural gravity model, we estimate the...

This study examines how technological capabilities drive value creation in technology startups under turbulence. Using market and technological turbulence as proxies and survey data from 404 tech startups in the United Kingdom, Germany, and the Netherlands, the findings reveal that human capital...

This study examines the applicability and effectiveness of the Technological Innovation System (TIS) framework in developing countries, with a specific focus on Malaysia's semiconductor and electronics sector and its Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology development. Despite global recognition of GaN...

Technology transfer represents a critical avenue for addressing the challenges associated with carbon emission reduction, warranting thorough investigation into the effects of both domestic and international technology transfer on carbon emissions. This study employs data mining techniques to...

We evaluate license agreements as a form of technology transfer that constitutes a public-private partnership (PPP) with the primary goal of economic development. These license agreements permit entrepreneurs and other businesses to turn government innovations into earnings. We constructed a...

Globalization has significantly influenced economic policy in Latin America. After the debt crisis of the 1980s, capital controls were removed leading to a substantial increase in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to the region. Chile, in particular, has extensively promoted free international...

The performance of firms involved in projects from 2 UK research councils was investigated; firms in Innovate UK projects receive co-funding while firms in Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) projects do not. Firms in 266 projects 2009-2012 were tracked for Standard Industrial Code (SIC),...

This study explores the relationship between multidimensional technology adoption and utilization with exports, focusing on textile and clothing firms in Indonesia. Grounded by self-selection and learning-by-exporting hypotheses, this study uses binomial probit and ordinary least squares (OLS)...

Incentives for the creation of different types of intermediary organizations within universities must be accompanied by efforts aimed at their integration into the technology transfer (TT) process. This study proposes a meta-model for the integrated management of TT, focusing on the interface...

Using the firm-level data, this paper investigates the impact of Foreign Direct Investment in Research and Development (FDI-R&D) on firms' innovation output in the Indian context during 2010-2020. We hypothesize that foreign investment brings intangible knowledge about the recent technological...

Combining economic geography and international business literature on Multinational Enterprises (MNEs), we explore knowledge dissemination patterns within and across NUTS-3 regions. Our results, based on Italy, indicate that external knowledge collected by MNEs through their network of...

Uncertainty about the value of a contested innovation induces leaders and laggards to update their expectations in opposite directions. We characterize situations in which firms that have obtained an initial advantage are not the most likely to achieve final success. In spite of amplifying a...

This article examines the underlying motives behind the United States' trade and technological conflict with China since 2018. While the measures undertaken-ranging from tariffs and export controls to investment screening and industrial policy-are often interpreted through the lens of economic...

Rising market concentration and the dominance of 'superstar' firms have sparked concerns about declining competition and innovation. While technological change and globalisation are key drivers, mergers and acquisitions (M&As) may also play a role. This paper investigates whether firms use...

This research uses an operational approach to identify a new measure of the economic development gap. The statistic integrates a variety of economic growth indicators, including school enrollment rates, investment levels, employment rates, gender equality, availability of clean drinking water,...