The movement of many countries towards knowledge-based economic development requires the transition to more effective … advancement towards knowledge-based economic development. There is currently no accepted general framework to analyze national … context of knowledge-based economic development and achievement of accompanying economic, political, and social objectives. …

This article traces the evolution of knowledge-based economic development in the Arab World. In pursuing this objective … effectiveness of Arab investments in human capital shows marginal progress towards knowledge-based development over the last decade … employers relegates Arab businesses to contesting lower-skilled, non-knowledge intensive industries which has stalled knowledge …

Penang has always been a focal point, absorbing knowledge (and popular culture) from civilizations to the East and West … the development of Penang as an increasingly important Asian knowledge hub. One of the highlighted results of our paper …

"It is so widely recognized that innovation is a key driver of economic growth that it is cliche to say so. This … article studies product innovation by firms with data from 68 countries, covering more than 25,000 firms in eight … manufacturing sectors. The author assesses the predictions of inter-disciplinary research on innovation by firms. The econometric …

"Innovation is key to technology adoption and creation, and to explaining the vast differences in productivity across … and within countries. Despite the central role of the entrepreneur in the innovation process, data limitations have … restricted standard analysis of the determinants of innovation to consideration of the role of firm characteristics. The authors …