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This paper examines how university research alliances and other cooperative links with universities contribute to startup employment growth. We argue that 'scientific absorptive capacity' at the startup is critical for reaping the benefits from university research alliances, but not necessarily...
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The creation of spinoff companies is often promoted as a desirable mechanism for transferring knowledge and …
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In recent years, cities have become increasingly interested in their ability to generate, attract and retain human capital. One measure of human capital is employment in science- and engineering-based occupations. This paper provides a comparison of the employment shares of these specialized...
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Ces dernieres annees, les villes ont accorde un interet croissant a leur capacite de generer, d'attirer et de retenir leur capital humain. Une mesure de ce capital est l'emploi dans les professions liees aux sciences et au genie. Nous comparons la part de l'emploi attribuable a ces professions...
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as reduced remuneration and job loss. However, managers might over-invest into innovation for reasons of growth implying … their own interests. When entrenched, managers do not fear detrimental effects of risky innovation projects on their career …, and hence tend to over-invest into innovation. …
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. Immigrant entrepreneurs are less than half as likely to found a company in a knowledge-intensive industry as native … entrepreneurs in knowledge-intensive industries can be explained by lower education levels, while smaller firm sizes suggest more …
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The market launch of product innovations is the most visible output of a firm's investment in innovation activities. To … achieve this objective most efficiently, firms strengthen their technological capabilities, acquire external knowledge in a … number of different ways, and optimize their innovation process. The success of a firm's innovation strategy has two …
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-level support for the notion that labor mobility stimulates overall innovation of a country or region due to knowledge transfer. …
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characteristic for their competitive environment. This is particularly the case for knowledge-intensive service providers, product …
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market (innovation). It turns out that spillovers from rivals lead to more imitation, while inputs from customers and … research institutions enhance original innovation. …
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