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Technological change: An analysis of the diffusion and implications of e-business technologies
Koellinger, Philipp - EconWPA - 2005
2002. In addition, the adoption of new e-business technologies by firms creates opportunities to conduct innovation, either …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005555995
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Do Ukrainian Firms Benefit from FDI?
Talavera, Oleksandr; Lutz, Stefan H. - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2003
All countries are eager to attract as much foreign investments as possible. At the same time FDI may have not only positive, but also negative economic effects for receiving countries. Positive effects are associated with technology transfer, efficient allocation of resources, and training of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005098103
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The Internationalization Efforts of Lithuanian Manufacturing Firms - Strategy of Luck?
Mockaitis, Audra I.; Vaiginiene, Erika; Giedraitis, Vincent - EconWPA - 2005
With the enlargement of the European Union, many Central and Eastern European (CEE) manufacturing companies have greater opportunity for internationalizing their activities. Although it is generally held that SMEs have the flexibility and ability to adapt to their environment more quickly than...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005412870
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THE INTERNATIONALIZATION EFFORTS OF LITHUANIAN MANUFACTURING FIRMS - STRATEGY OR LUCK?
Mockaitis, Audra I.; Vaiginene, Erika; Giedraitis, Vincent - EconWPA - 2005
With the enlargement of the European Union, many Central and Eastern European (CEE) manufacturing companies have greater opportunity for internationalizing their activities. Although it is generally held that SMEs have the flexibility and ability to adapt to their environment more quickly than...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005561410
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Corporate Governance and Management Succession in Family Businesses
Phan, Phillip; Butler, John E.; Lee, Soo Hoon - EconWPA - 2005
Family businesses carry the weight of economic wealth creation in most economies. In the U.S. alone, family businesses account for 80 to 90 percent of the 18-million business enterprises in the United States, and 50 percent of the employment and GNP. In many ways, the family business is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005412922
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Use of ICTs and the Economic Performance of SMEs in East Africa
Chowdhury, Shyamal; Wolf, Susanna - EconWPA - 2004
This paper assesses the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and their impact on the economic performance of small- and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) of three East African countries: Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Findings of the paper suggest that the diffusion of ICT among...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005135042
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Innovation Success of Non-R&D-Performers: Substituting Technology by Management in SMEs
Spielkamp, Alfred; Czarnitzki, Dirk; Rammer, Christian - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2008
This paper investigates the impact of in-house R&D and innovation management practices on innovation success in small … innovation management tools in order to achieve innovation success. We analyse whether such a strategy can pay off. Based on data … from the German CIS we find that R&D activities are a main driver for innovation success if combined with external R …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005097673
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Drivers and Effects of Internationalising Innovation by SMEs
Rammer, Christian; Schmiele, Anja - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2008
This paper investigates the drivers and effects of the internationalisation of innovation activities in SMEs based on a … large data set of German firms covering the period 2002-2007. We look at different stages of the innovation process (R …, home market competition and innovationrelated location advantages for an SME's decision to engage in innovation activities …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005097716
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Drivers and Effects of Internationalising Innovation by SMEs
Schmiele, Anja; Rammer, Christian - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2008
This paper investigates the drivers and the effects of the internationalisation of innovation activities in SMEs based … on a large data set of German firms covering the period 2002-2007. We look at different stages of the innovation process … resources, home market competition and innovationrelated location advantages for an SME's decision to engage in innovation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005098387
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The antecedents and innovation consequences of organizational search: empirical evidence for Spain
Lucena, Abel - Xarxa de Referència en Economia Aplicada (XREAP) - 2009
This paper examines the antecedents and innovation consequences of the methods firms adopt in organizing their search …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008671608