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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 … ways than one. This paper is based on selected materials from a qualitative study of culture and learning in organizations …

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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

culture and learning in organizations based on observations of and open-ended interviews with Dutch and Thai employees working …, became its indispensible trademark. The case illustrates how the three levels of culture – national, organizational, and … on how this case and our interpretation of it illuminate the complex role culture can play in the dynamics of strategic …

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Caste as Community? Networks of social affinity in a South Indian village

Arora, Saurabh; Sanditov, Bulat - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2009

We examine three theories of caste and community using new data on social networks among residents of a south Indian village. The first theory treats individual caste groups as separated communities driven by the Brahmanical ideology of hierarchy based on purity and pollution. The second theory...

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Towards the societal system of innovation: The case of metropolitan areas in Europe

Turkeli S.; Wintjes R.J.M. - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2014

Innovation serves many purposes. In this paper we study new varieties of innovation and innovation policy which address societal challenges in the largest cities in Europe. These metropolitan areas consistently show resounding characteristics in terms of multiplicities of innovation, governance...

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Transition to knowledge-based economy in Saudi Arabia

Nour S. - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2014

This paper discusses the progress in transition to knowledge-based economy in Saudi Arabia. As for the methodology, this paper uses updated secondary data obtained from different sources. It uses both descriptive and comparative approaches and uses the OECD definition of knowledge-based economy...

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Technological spillovers from multinational presence - Towards a conceptual framework

Gachino, Geoffrey - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2007

This paper undertakes a critical review of existing spillover analyses and proposes a unique analytical framework for examining technological spillovers in a manufacturing industry setting. The proposed framework overlaps three different literature strands; cluster and network dynamics,...

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A Knowledge Economy Paradigm and its Consequences

Soete, Luc - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2006

During the 1980s and 1990s "Active labour" market reforms opened up labour markets in Europe, making them more flexible without putting in jeopardy the essence of the social security protection model. Countries that went furthest in such "active labour" market reforms such as the UK, the...

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Path-breaking directions of nanotechnology-based chemotherapy and molecular cancer therapy

Coccia M.; Wang L. - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2014

A fundamental question is how to detect likely successful anticancer treatments based on nanotechnology. We confront this question here by analysing the trajectories of nanotechnologies applied to path-breaking cancer treatments, which endeavour to pinpoint ground-breaking and fruitful...

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Reframing technical change: Livestock Fodder Scarcity Revisited as Innovation Capacity Scarcity: Part 3. Tools for Diagnosis and Institutional Change in Innovation Systems

Hall, Andy; Sulaiman, Rasheed; Bezkorowajnyj, Peter - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2008

The exploration of fodder innovation capacity requires tools to undertake the following tasks: (i) Diagnosis of fodder innovation capacity to identify project starting points, including micro and macro elements (ii) Socio-economic benchmarking, and follow-up studies (iii) Pilot innovation cloud...

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Overview of knowledge transfer in MENA countries - The case of Egypt

Nour S. - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2014

This paper provides an overview of knowledge transfer and explains the factors that enable or impede absorption capacity and knowledge transfer in the MENA countries, with particular reference to the case of Egypt. We employ the conceptual framework used in the international literature on...

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