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Failing to compete : technology development and technology systems in Africa

Lall, Sanjaya - 2002

1. Competitiveness and national technology systems : an introduction -- 2. The relative competitive and technological performance of Sub-Saharan Africa -- 3. Kenya -- 4. Tanzania -- 5. Uganda -- 6. Ghana -- 7. Zimbabwe.

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The globalization of industry and innovation in Eastern Europe : from post-socialist restructuring to international competitiveness

Hirschhausen, Christian von (ed.); Bitzer, Jürgen (ed.) - 2000

In this important book, industrial and enterprise reform over the last decade in Eastern Europe is critically reviewed in light of increasing Eastern integration into the global economy. The authors argue for the further globalization of Eastern European enterprise networks as a condition for...

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Productivity, innovation, and knowledge in services : new economic and socio-economic approaches

Gallouj, Fai͏̈z (contributor); Gadrey, J. (contributor) - 2002

relationships between services, production and innovation. The authors discuss the limitations of current theories to explain … service productivity and innovation, and call for a conceptual re-working of the ways in which these are measured. They also …pt. 1. Productivity and performances in services -- pt. 2. Innovation in services and through services …

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Innovation in the service economy : the new wealth of nations

Gallouj, Fai͏̈z - 2002

analysing and understanding innovation in services. He provides interesting and extensive empirical material on the nature and … sources of innovation in various services sectors and countries, and makes an original contribution both to theories of … innovation in services and theories of innovation in general. Taking both an evolutionary and conventionalist stance, he …

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Economic policy and manufacturing performance in developing countries

Tribe, Michael A. (contributor); … - 2001

This book considers the impact of economic reforms on manufacturing performance and explores policy options for promoting manufacturing. Using country-specific case studies spanning Africa, South Asia, South East Asia and Latin America, the authors examine the evidence for and against both trade...

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Corporate social responsibility in Europe : rhetoric and realities

Barth, Regine (contributor); Wolff, Franziska (contributor) - 2009

The acid test of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is simply this: does it lead to positive impacts on society and the environment or is it just rhetoric? And if it does lead to positive impacts, how can these be enhanced? This timely book tackles this cutting-edge challenge by presenting...

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Stabilization and adjustment in Egypt : reform or de-industrialization

ʿAbd al-Khāliq, Jūdah - 2001

This book studies the impact of Egypt's Economic Reform and Structural Adjustment Programme (ERSAP), the effects of which have been of great interest to the international community. Organizations such as the World Bank and the IMF uphold the programme as a success story and example for other...

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Entrepreneurial growth in industrial districts : four Italian cases

Alberti, Fernando G. (contributor) - 2008

Entrepreneurial Growth in Industrial Districts illustrates that Industrial Districts (ID) have dramatically changed over the past three decades; the Marshallian notion of a cluster of small firms has been vastly transformed by the emergence of rapidly growing firms

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Knowledge, organizational evolution, and market creation : the globalization of Indian firms from steel to software

Surie, Gita Sud de - 2008

, innovation and capability building processes through in-depth case studies in these industries and suggests that both … entrepreneurship and distributed innovation are critical for the growth of firms globally …ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. Stages of globalization : from knowledge transfer to industrialized innovation -- ch. 3 …

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The dynamics of Asian manufacturing : a comparative perspective in the late twentieth century

Timmer, Marcel - 2000

Manufacturing has played a key role in the economic fortunes of the East and South Asian regions. This timely book analyses patterns of rapid catch-up and relative stagnation in the manufacturing sector and links these to economic growth in the region. Dr Timmer describes the manufacturing...

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