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Upgrading through innovation in a small network economy: insights from Taiwan's IT industry
Ernst, Dieter - In: Economics of Innovation and New Technology 19 (2010) 4, pp. 295-324
introduce a conceptual framework to examine how specialization, learning ('absorptive capacity') and innovation enhance the … and opportunities faced by a small economy that is deeply integrated into global networks of production and innovation. I … upgrade its IT industry through innovation. Second, Taiwanese firms now must increase R&D to avoid diminishing returns of …
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Directed search with real options
Wadeson, Nigel - In: Economics of Innovation and New Technology 19 (2010) 6, pp. 569-582
While search is normally modelled by economists purely in terms of decisions over making observations, this paper models it as a process in which information is gained through feedback from innovatory product launches. The information gained can then be used to decide whether to exercise real...
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Cognition, learning and European regional growth: an agent-centred perspective on the “new” economy
Tracey, Paul; Clark, Gordon; Smith, Helen Lawton - In: Economics of Innovation and New Technology 13 (2004) 1, pp. 1-18
behaviour that stresses the significance of cognition and learning for innovation while making the connection between …Quintessentially a US phenomenon, the information and knowledge economy (IKE) combines regional clusters of innovation …
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R&D and Productivity in German Manufacturing Firms
Harhoff, Dietmar - In: Economics of Innovation and New Technology 6 (1998) 1, pp. 29-50
This papcr uses a new firm panel data set to explore the relationship between R&D and productivity in German manufacturing firms for the period from 1979 to 1989. The results confirm the view that K&D is an important determinant of productivity growth. In the cross-section, the elasticity of...
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R&D and productivity growth: Evidence from the UK
Kafouros, Mario - In: Economics of Innovation and New Technology 14 (2005) 6, pp. 479-497
Although the econometric evaluation of R&D has attracted wide interest in many countries, it has not attracted much in the UK. The main objective of this paper is to fill this void, i.e., to estimate the impact of R&D on productivity growth of the UK manufacturing sector. However, there are some...
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Creativity and Innovation – Economic Crisis Possible Counters
RABONTU, Cecilia Irina - In: Annals - Economy Series 3 (2010) November, pp. 209-226
It is well known the fact that in a highly competitive market as the European one, innovation is the driving force for … economic competitiveness. Statistical data shows large gaps between Romania and EU in the rates of innovation, but the …. Innovation is essentially a result for which research can be one source, along with other factors such as experience …
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THE PROBLEMS IN THE EVALUATION THE RISKS ON INVESTMENTS OF INNOVATION PROCESS OF REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
Rotaru, Anatol; Susu-Turcan, Aurelia; Sestacovschi, Angela - In: Annals - Economy Series 4II (2012) December, pp. 205-212
this article, the most important features of innovation for economic growth, as well as the direction of its investment … been characterized elements of investment risk has been made an investment risk analysis, innovation process and … performance indicators. In that article presents a vision of innovation and investment activity in Moldova. …
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THE POSSIBILITY OF STATISTICAL EVALUATION OF INNOVATIVE ACTIVITY
Susu-Turcan, Aurelia - In: Annals - Economy Series 4II (2012) December, pp. 224-228
The innovation process is a complex phenomenon characterized by several stages reaching from basic research up to the … statistical evaluation can assess factors influence the innovation process. Information contained in such a system allows us to …
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MANAGING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM DEPLOYMENT: AN OPTIMAL ALLOCATION BETWEEN R&D AND PROTOTYPE FUNDING
Rothwell, G. - In: Economics of Innovation and New Technology 16 (2007) 6, pp. 419-432
The research and development manager allocates R&D funds to maximize the expected discounted net value of the R&D programme. Because public R&D managers do not have the same market discipline (or rewards) as private R&D managers, public R&D managers require a methodology for maximizing the...
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R&D Capability and Market Structure
Takahashi, Shuji - In: Economics of Innovation and New Technology 8 (1999) 4, pp. 355-365
final technology. This myopic behavior may reduce both welfare and the speed of innovation. …
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