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This study examines the impact of process and product innovation on employment growth and composition in Argentina …, Chile, Costa Rica, and Uruguay using micro data from innovation surveys. Based on the model put forward by Harrison et al … innovations was observed. With respect to the impact of innovation on employment composition, there is scant evidence of a skill …
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This study examines the impact of innovation strategies on employment growth in four Latin American countries … (Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, and Uruguay) using micro-data for manufacturing firms from innovation surveys. Building on the … model proposed by Harrison et al. (2008), we relate employment to three innovation strategies: make only (R&D), buy only …
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In this paper we present a vision for the course Europe should take in its research and higher education policies in order to fully live up to the expectations of its citizens to provide a safe, comfortable, affluent and sustainable environment in this period of considerable financial restraint...
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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...
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capacity building in the origin country through knowledge transfer, innovation and technological change. The paper specifically …
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Innovation strategies of entrepreneurs are mapped with growth and performance of their firms in this study. Findings of … innovation strategies experienced more employment growth, higher profitability, and better sales dynamics than those that adopted … occasional innovation approach. Market growth of continuous innovating firms realized faster pace than other type of firms …
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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...
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unemployment, but also impressive increases in employment participation rates, particularly among underrepresented groups in the …
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agricultural innovation capacity. It explains that contemporary patterns of agricultural development demand fresh thinking on how … innovation can be promoted in ways that can deal with rapidly evolving production and market conditions. The innovation systems … concept is presented as a framework for examining the notion of innovation capacity. The second part of the paper provides …
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, participation rates, economic activities, low skill level and high unemployment rate defined by gender and mode of living in Sudan …
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