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Building absorptive capacity in less developed countries The case of Tanzania
Szogs, Astrid; Chaminade, Cristina; Azatyan, Ruzana - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2008
African countries lag clearly behind developed countries when it comes to accumulating technological capabilities, upgrading and catching up. Also, firms in least developed countries are characterised by very low levels of absorptive capacity. It is therefore crucial to understand how this...
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R&D and financial systems: the determinants of R&D expenditures in the Swedish pharmaceutical industry
Malmberg, Claes - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2008
This study investigates the determinants of R&D expenditures in the Swedish pharmaceutical industry from the 1960s to the mid 1990s. Various proxies for the rate of return of R&D (e.g. expected profit, sales and R&D productivity) as well as the availability of internal funding (proxied by past...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005077278
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The paradox of high R&D input and low innovation output: Sweden
Bitard, Pierre; Edquist, Charles; Hommen, Leif; Rickne, … - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2008
plagued by low pay-off in relation to very high investments in R&D and innovation efforts. Using new data, we show that this … related to the Swedish paradox. We take account of the history of innovation policy in Sweden and – on the basis of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005077279
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Industrial dynamics and innovative pressure on energy - Sweden with European and Global outlooks
Kander, Astrid; Schön, Lennart - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2007
The focus in this paper is on industrial dynamics and its impact on energy systems.. We highlight some fundamental patterns of this long-term dynamics, using the Dahmenian concept ‘development blocks’, with ‘market widening’ and ‘market suction’, and discuss the implications for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005022197
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How Important are Local Inventive Milieus: The role of Birthplace, High School and University Education
Ejermo, Olof; Hansen, Høgni Kalsø - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2014
Using the whole population and almost all individuals in Sweden listed as inventors, we study how the probability of being listed on a patent as inventor is influenced by the density of other future inventors residing in the same region, while controlling for demographic and sector effects along...
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The role of universities in regional development: conceptual models and policy institutions in the UK, Sweden and Austria
Trippl, Michaela; Sinozic, Tanja; Lawton Smith, Helen - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2014
models: (i) the entrepreneurial university model, (ii) the regional innovation system model, (iii) the mode 2 university …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010812564
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The Challenges of Globalisation: Strategic Choices for Innovation Policy
Borras, Susana; Chaminade, Cristina; Edquist, Charles - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2008
The vast literature of systems of innovation is rich in theoretical and empirical studies about the complexity and … manner the nature and types of strategic choices that public actors in systems of innovation are facing given the ever … posing to systems of innovation in industrialised and developing countries, past and present. The next section approaches the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005077255
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Energy transitions in Europe: 1600-2000
Kander, Astrid; Malanima, Paolo; Warde, Paul - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2008
The paper focuses on energy transitions in Europe over the last four centuries. Special attention is given to the models of theoretical explanations for the historical energy transitions and how these may be empirically assessed. The twin model of serial substitutions (supply side) and energy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005077256
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Board control and corporate innovation: an empirical study of small technology-based firms
Gabrielsson, Jonas; Politis, Diamanto - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2006
corporate innovation in small technology-based firms. An analysis of 135 Swedish technology-based firms suggests that board … involvement in decision control may influence corporate innovation. The empirical results show that board involvement in strategic … decision control is positively associated with process innovation, while board involvement in financial decision control is …
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Policy Reforms, New University-Industry Links and Implications for Regional Development in Japan
Kitagawa, Fumi - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2008
science and innovation policies. The variety of forms of university-industry linkages and spatial relationships that … the 1990s has led to the emergence of new systems of innovation, in which university-industry linkages have been sought as …
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