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Servitization as a Productive Strategy of a Firm - Evidence from the Forest-Based Industries

Viitamo, Esa - Elinkeinoelämän Tutkimuslaitos (ETLA) - 2013

A central aspect of the industrial evolution in the advanced economies is the phenomenon called servitization. In general, the term servitization or product-service transition is used to highlight the change, where the tangible offering of a manufacturing firm is augmented with intangible...

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Expectations, Reality and Performance in the Finnish Biotechnology Business

Nikulainen, Tuomo; Tahvanainen, Antti-Jussi; Kulvik, Martti - Elinkeinoelämän Tutkimuslaitos (ETLA) - 2012

In this paper our aim is to assess the evolution of the Finnish biotechnology sector during the 2000s. Particular focus is given to the growth expectations and realized outcomes of Finnish biotechnology companies, to the evolution of public investments, and to potential determinants of company...

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The Use of Design in Finnish Manufacturing Firms

Lindström, Maarit; Pajarinen, Mika - Elinkeinoelämän Tutkimuslaitos (ETLA) - 2006

This study analyzes the use of design and the position of the design function in Finnish manufacturing firms. We also study the impact of design on companies business performance. The paper is based on a survey directed to the member companies of the Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK) in...

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Patent citations indicating present value of the biotechnology business

Nikulainen, Tuomo; Hermans, Raine; Kulvik, Martti - Elinkeinoelämän Tutkimuslaitos (ETLA) - 2006

Patents form a central pathway for capturing the value of intangible assets in a knowledge-intensive business. Patents can potentially generate and support earnings in two ways : they can be traded or licensed out, and they can provide critical protection for core production technologies or...

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Innovative Software Business Strategies: Evidence from Finnish Firms

Harison, Elad; Koski, Heli - Elinkeinoelämän Tutkimuslaitos (ETLA) - 2006

Our study aims at shedding light on the innovative business strategies in the soft-ware sector and particularly providing a better understanding of the economics underlying the supply of Open Source Software (OSS). We use survey data collected from 170 Finnish software companies to investigate...

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From Russian Forests to World Markets. A Competitive Analysis of the Northwest Russian Forest Cluster

Dudarev, Grigori; Boltramovich, Sergey; Efremov, Dmitry - Elinkeinoelämän Tutkimuslaitos (ETLA) - 2002

This study examines the Northwest Russian forest industry, traditionally the regions most important industry, its competitiveness and future prospects. The transition to the market economy and privatization have left their mark on the industry. Demand and markets have changed, requiring new...

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The Melting Iron Curtain. A Competitive Analysis of the Northwest Russian Metal Cluster

Boltramovich, Sergey; Dudarev, Grigory; Gorelov, Vladimir - Elinkeinoelämän Tutkimuslaitos (ETLA) - 2003

This book presents the Northwest Russian metal industries and the most important companies, and examines their competitiveness and future prospects. Metal industry plays an important role in Northwest Russia. Its share in the industrial output is over 20%. The transition from the socialistic...

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Cluster Sustainability in Peripheral Regions: A case study on Israel's and Finland's biotechnology industries

Breznitz, Shiri M.; Tahvanainen, Antti-Jussi - Elinkeinoelämän Tutkimuslaitos (ETLA) - 2010

Even with globalization, industrial clusters are maintaining their importance in todays economy. With the decomposition … of production we find that clusters are becoming focused on specific industries and stages of production. This paper … analyzes two peripheral western countries, Finland and Israel, which saw success in their ICT clusters and wanted to duplicate …

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Helsingin seudun klusterit sekä erikoistuminen bioteknologiaan ja logistiikkaan

Hernesniemi, Hannu; Kulvik, Martti - Elinkeinoelämän Tutkimuslaitos (ETLA) - 2006

has outpaced that in the rest of Finland. On the basis of industrial linkages, one can say that there are four clusters in …

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The Specificities of Finnish Industrial Policy - Challenges and Initiatives at the Turn of the Century

Palmberg, Christopher; Ylä-Anttila, Pekka - Elinkeinoelämän Tutkimuslaitos (ETLA) - 2006

The Finnish experience in the 1990s represents one of the few examples of how knowledge can become the driving force in economic growth and transformation. The countrys industrial structure that was previously raw material-, energy-, and capital-intensive changed in less than a decade to...

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