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Voluntary agreements and community development as CSR in innovation strategies
Mukherjee, Vivekananda; Ramani, Shyama V. - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2011
, where a non-governmental organization (NGO) rather than a regulator watches over citizens' interests. The innovation … innovation process is considered in terms of a redistribution of profit towards community development, with or without additional … demonstrates that the firm's choice of VA hinges on the tradeoffs between appropriating the full innovation profit and paying a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010856351
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CSR and market changing product innovations: Indian case studies
Ramani, Shyama; Mukherjee, Vivekananda - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2010
innovation can directly serve to increase profits and augment bargaining power in conflicts if it is supported by a robust …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712131
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Multinationals are Multicultural Units: Some Indications from a Cross-Cultural Study
Kwanjai, Nantawan Noi; Hertog, J. Friso den - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2008
This paper makes a case for the value of looking at culture and multinationals from a management and organizational perspective because it is one which could direct greater attention towards culture as a significant factor in future investigation on multinational corporations. We attempt to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010856321
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Innovation for the base of the pyramid: Critical perspectives from development studies on heterogeneity and participation
Arora, Saurabh; Romijn, Henny - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2009
This article criticises current BoP approaches for under-appreciating two issues that play vital roles in projects targeting the poor at the BoP: heterogeneity among the poor, and the intricacies of participatory partnerships between TNCs, the non-profit sector (NGOs) and local poor communities...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010856389
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Portrait of an Odd-Eyed Cat: Cultural Crossing as a Trademark for a Dutch-Thai Strategic Alliance
Kwanjai, Nantawan Noi; Hertog, J. Friso den - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2008
This chapter attempts a step forward in seeking a richer understanding of the dynamics of strategic alliances, specifically when viewed from a cross-cultural perspective. We report selected materials from a study designed to build a theory of culture and learning in organizations based on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010856474
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The co-evolution of organizational performance and emotional contagion
Cowan, Robin; Jonard, Nicolas; Weehuizen, Rifka - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2012
In this paper we model interactions between organizational structures, job stress, emotional contagion and organization performance. An organization is modelled as solving problems or performing tasks. Tasks enter the organization and can be addressed by a subset of its members. Organization...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712141
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Exploration and Exploitation in Technology-based Alliance Networks
Duysters, Geert; Vanhaverbeke, Wim; Beerkens, Bonnie; … - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2007
within the context of technological innovation. We differentiate among a firm's direct ties, indirect ties and degree of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010856301
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Persistence of and interrelation between horizontal and vertical technology alliances
Belderbos, Rene; Gilsing, Victor; Lokshin, Boris - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2009
governance view of collaboration, and test these on an extensive panel dataset of innovation-active Dutch firms during 1996 … value chain integration in innovation processes. Positive interrelation also exists in vertical alliances, as immediate past …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010856309
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New Technologies in remittances sending: Opportunities for mobile remittances in Africa
Siegel, Melissa; Fransen, Sonja - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2012
Mobile remittances have a high development potential as they hold the promise of providing quick, easy and cheap money transfers. In Africa mobile phone usage has increased sharply and mobile banking providers are extending their services, enabling greater opportunities for mobile remittances....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010856315
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Missing the target: Lessons from enabling innovation in South Asia
Rasheed, Sulaiman V.; Hall, Andy; Reddy, T.S. Vamsidhar - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2011
been known for many years about the way innovation takes place and finds that many of the shortcomings of RIU in Asia were … precisely because lessons from previous research on agricultural innovation were "not put into use" in the programme … research: (i) Promoting research into use requires enabling innovation. This goes beyond fostering collaboration, and includes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010856317