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The Stability and Efficiency of Economic and Social Networks
Jackson, Matthew O. - EconWPA - 2002
This paper studies the formation of networks among individuals. The focus is on the compatibility of overall societal … subject, and also provides new results on the existence of pairwise-stable networks and the relationship between pairwise … stable and efficient networks in a variety of contexts and under several definitions of efficiency. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005135109
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Specification Analysis of Option Pricing Models Based on Time- Changed Levy Processes
Huang, Jingzhi; Wu, Liuren - EconWPA - 2004
the return process and generate stochastic volatilities from two different sources, the jump component and the diffusion …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005077041
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The international diffusion of new technologies: a multi-technology analysis of latecomer advantage and global economic integration
Perkins, Richard; Neumayer, Eric - EconWPA - 2004
The diffusion of modern, efficient technology has far-reaching consequences for the geography of economic activity …. To investigate these claims we use event-history analysis to estimate the determinants of diffusion speed across a large … developed countries. Trade openness is also found to influence the rate of diffusion positively for all three technologies. Yet …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005062437
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Technological change: An analysis of the diffusion and implications of e-business technologies
Koellinger, Philipp - EconWPA - 2005
This is a monograph that presents both a comprehensive literature review and original research results on the diffusion … and the implications of e-business technologies. The diffusion of e-business technologies among firms is regarded as part …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005555995
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UNDERSTANDING THE DETERMINANTS OF ICTS DIFFUSSION IN ECOWAS
NWAOBI, GODWIN CHUKWUDUM - EconWPA - 2004
The Information and Communication technology(ICT) environment in the economic community of west african states(ECOWAS) has changed sufficiently to warrant re-conceptualization of the earlier initiatives. Notably, many new technologies have emerged, especially in the area of wireless...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005118855
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Communities of Practice: Going One Step Too Far?
Kimble, Chris; Hildreth, Paul - EconWPA - 2005
n the late 1990s, Knowledge Management (KM) and Communities of Practice (CoPs) seemed inseparable. CoPs appeared to offer the key to reversing the failure of some of the earlier technologically based attempts to manage knowledge. However, the original CoP concept was built around a very...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005076861
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Does Social Capital Improve Labour Productivity in Small and Medium Enterprises?
Sabatini, Fabio - EconWPA - 2005
This paper carries out an empirical assessment of the relationship between social capital and labour productivity in small and medium enterprises in Italy. By means of structural equations models, the analysis investigates the effect of different aspects of the multifaceted concept of social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005076902
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Social capital, labour precariousness and the economic performance. An empirical assessment of the strength of weak ties in Italy
Sabatini, Fabio - EconWPA - 2005
This paper carries out an assessment of the influence that different kinds of social ties exert on labour precariousness, on the state of health of urban environments and on the economic performance in Italy. Overall, the empirical evidence shows that weak ties connecting members of voluntary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005124968
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Social capital, labour precariousness and the economic performance. An empirical assessment of the strength of weak ties in Italy
Sabatini, Fabio - EconWPA - 2005
This paper carries out an assessment of the influence that different kinds of social ties exert on labour precariousness, on the state of health of urban environments and on the economic performance in Italy. Overall, the empirical evidence shows that weak ties connecting members of voluntary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005124969
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Does Social Capital Improve Labour Productivity in Small and Medium Enterprises?
Sabatini, Fabio - EconWPA - 2005
This paper carries out an empirical assessment of the relationship between social capital and labour productivity in small and medium enterprises in Italy. By means of structural equations models, the analysis investigates the effect of different aspects of the multifaceted concept of social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005134471