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A Theory of Technology Diffusion
Mukoyama, Toshihiko - EconWPA - 2003
What determines the speed of the technology diffusion? What are the consequences of diffusion? This paper presents a model to address these questions. Skilled machine-users adopt a new technology first, while unskilled users wait until machines become more reliable and accessible. The quality...
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L’hypothèse de la triple hélice dans le dispositif français d’innovation : L’hypothèse de la triple hélice dans le dispositif français d’innovation : le cas de l'Auvergne...
Lamy, Erwan; Levratto, Nadine - EconWPA - 2004
of firms profit from these devices? Do the structures of support for innovation at the regional level deploy their …This paper aims at showing how the Research and innovation Act of July 1999 modifies (stimulates?) the role of the … coordinate each other thanks to these structures? Do the regions support the links between firms and public research? Which kinds …
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Innovation and Market Value
Hall, Bronwyn H. - EconWPA - 1999
This paper surveys recent findings about how the financial markets value the knowledge assets of publicly traded firms …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005413048
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Equilibrium in a Distribution Network
Mullat, Joseph - EconWPA - 2001
A network consisting of suppliers, agents, and distributors is considered. The flow of orders and deliveries between … the different elements are determined. A monotonic game for the customers in the network is described. …
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Teacher vs. Learner Responsibility in Management Education
Armstrong, J. S. - EconWPA - 2005
A literature review suggested that behavioral changes occur more rapidly when the learner assumed responsibility. Natural learning, an approach to help learners assume responsibility, was compared with the traditional strategy in seven field experiments. It produced more than twice as many...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556524
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The Devil<92>s Advocate Responds to an MBA Student<92>s Claim that Research Harms Learning
Armstrong, J. S. - EconWPA - 2005
Snapshots from Hell describes a first-year student<92>s experience in the Stanford Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in 1989. Peter Robinson, formerly a speech writer for President Reagan, tells about his experiences in applying to business schools, living with other MBA students,...</92>
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556526
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Improving Learning at Universities: Who is Responsible?
Armstrong, J.S. - EconWPA - 2005
Recently, I published a letter in the Wall Street Journal (Armstrong 2004a) with the basic message that business school education has been losing effectiveness. Most important, students are not learning to do things, such as making an effective oral presentation, writing a persuasive management...
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Are Student Ratings of Instruction Useful?
Armstrong, J.S. - EconWPA - 2005
Despite the lead article^Rs title ^SValidity Concerns and Usefulness of Student Ratings of Instruction^T (Greenwald 1997) in the American Psychologist^R^Rs special section on teacher ratings, the papers did not provide direct evidence on ^Susefulness.^T There is no evidence that the use of...
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The Impact of State Governance Structures on Higher Education Resources and Research Activity
Knott, Jack H.; Payne, A Abigail - EconWPA - 2001
Universities in the United States reside in regions that have different political cultures and economic conditions … performance, the role of state governance of public universities also is an important factor. Over the past two decades state … governments have given considerable attention to state governance issues, resulting in many universities operating in a more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556912
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University Resourcing: Australia in an International Context
Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2003
In June 2002, the Commission was asked to undertake international comparisons of the resourcing of higher education institutions and the management of those resources. The objective of the study was to collect information for Australia and other countries on university income by source, their...
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