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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 …

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Path-following or Leapfrogging in Catching-up: theCase of Chinese Telecommunication Equipment Industry

Xielin, Liu - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2007

In this paper, by reviewing the development of telecommunication equipment industry from fixed phone switches to later 3G, TD-SCDMA, we conclude that the degree of matching between existing foreign products with Chinese market is the primary incentive for Chinese companies to catch-up. The...

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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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The effects of institutional change on innovation and productivity growth in the Swedish pharmaceutical industry

Malmberg, Claes - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2007

pharmaceutical industry has been investigated. The focus has been on the 1960s when the institutional conditions for innovation …

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Are knowledge-bases enough? A comparative study of the geography of knowledge sources in China (Great Beijing) and India (Pune)

Chaminade, Cristina - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2010

, thus pointing out to other factors explaining the geography of innovation in that particular industry. …

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R&D and financial systems: the determinants of R&Dexpenditures 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...

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Trademarks Statistics as Innovation Indicator? - A Micro Study

Malmberg, Claes - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2005

This study explores the possibility of using trademark statistics as an indicator of new-to-the-firm innovation. It … indicator of new-to-the-firm innovation is likely to be most successful in industries with frequent use of trademarks and with …

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Imitate, or innovate and collaborate? On innovation strategy choices in the urban economy

Herstad, Sverre J. - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2015

This paper explores how the innovation strategies of firms reflect the density, diversity and connectivity of their …

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Smart specialisation: Sources for new path development in a peripheral manufacturing region

Asheim, Bjørn; Grillitsch, Markus - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2015

Smart specialisation as a strategic approach for an innovation-driven regional development policy is extremely … policy approach. We will discuss the role of different modes of innovation and knowledge bases for different types of new … western parts of Norway, which has been successful economically despite low scores on the typical innovation indicators. The …

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Innovation in peripheral regions: Do collaborations compensate for a lack of local knowledge spillovers?

Grillitsch, Markus; Nilsson, Magnus - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2014

It is widely accepted that firms in peripheral regions benefit to a lesser extent from local knowledge spillovers than firms located in agglomerations or industrial clusters. This paper investigates the extent to which innovative firms in peripheral regions compensate for the lack of access to...

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