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Assessment of skill and technology indicators at the macro-micro levels in Sudan
Nour, Samia - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2011
knowledge at the macro and micro levels which are all essential for economic growth and development in Sudan. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712092
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Firms' innovation capability-building paths and the nature of changes in learning mechanisms: Multiple case-study evidence from an emerging economy
Figueiredo, Paulo N.; Cohen, Marcela; Gomes, Saulo - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2013
Although much has been written about organizational-level learning, there is a dearth of empirical studies that explore the role of changes in the nature of firm-centred learning mechanisms in affecting inter-firm differences and similarities in the accumulation of innovation capabilities,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712108
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The importance (impact) of knowledge at the macro-micro levels in Sudan
Nour, Samia - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2011
In this paper we provide a new contribution and fill the gap in the Sudanese literature by investigating the importance (impact) of tacit and codified sources of knowledge at the micro and macro levels in Sudan using new primary data from the firm survey (2010) at the micro level and secondary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712169
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Inactions and Spikes of Investment in Ethiopian Manufacturing Firms: Empirical Evidence on Irreversibility and Non-convexities
Gebreeyesus, Mulu - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2009
This paper provides empirical evidence on the effect of irreversibility and non-convexities in adjustment costs on firm investment decision based on 1996-2002 firm level data from the Ethiopian manufacturing. It relies on a rich census based panel data set that gives the advantage of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712217
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The Use and Economic Impacts of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Sudan
Nour, Samia - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2011
information; development of a new model for disseminating and distributing electronic information, where the information has moved … knowledge and hence economic development in Sudan. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712295
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The impact of ICT in the transformation and production of knowledge in Sudan
Nour, Samia Satti Osman Mohamed - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2010
rapid quantitative and qualitative increases in transferring available information. In addition to the development of new …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712329
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Playing in Invisible Markets: Innovations in the Market for Toilets to Harness the Economic Power of the Poor
Ramani, Shyama V. - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2008
Sanitation is at the heart of not only environmental security but also food security and health. Today about 41% of the global population or about 2.6 billion people do not have access to toilets and about 42,000 people die every week due to drinking water polluted with faecal matter. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010856443
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Entrepreneurship and the National System of Innovation - What is Missing in Turkey?
Bascavusoglu-Moreau, Elif - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2010
Although very dynamic and flexible, Turkish SMEs are less innovative than their European counterparts. The analysis undertaken in this paper allows to assess whether this low level of innovative activities is related to a lack of entrepreneurial behaviour and/or to the weaknesses of the Turkish...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010856468
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Firm Ownership, FOEs, and POEs
Amsden, Alice - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2009
assets. FOEs in direct competition with POEs are not necessary for economic development to flourish, and it is dangerous for … of evolution, FOEs may not contribute more to economic development in monopolistic industries than POEs. Indeed, the best … entrepreneurial than FOEs. The paper discusses the contribution of POEs vis-a-vis FOEs to economic development in emerging economies. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010856484
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Types of Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth
Stam, Erik; Stel, Andre van - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2009
In this paper, we empirically investigate the effect of entrepreneurship on economic growth at the country level. We … use data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, which provides comparative data on entrepreneurship from a wide range … effects of entrepreneurship in general and growth-oriented entrepreneurship in particular. We present empirical tests of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712007