The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of current practices in the provision of business development services (BDS) to small and microentrepreneurs in developing countries. The document is meant to serve as a resource for Bank staff and other development practitioners who play a...

This article explores in depth the role of indigenous and foreign innovation efforts in technological change and catching up in emerging economies. It also looks at the interaction between indigenous and foreign innovation. The article presents original evidence and argues that, despite the...

Da a conocer la evolución general de la empresa CONASTIL (Compañía Colombiana de Astilleros Ltda.) , considerando sus etapas de desarrollo y desempeño a través de estadísticas agregadas, incluyendo los aspectos de mercado. Describe las instalaciones, equipos y tipos de actividades que...

This paper is part of the project: "IDB's Science and Technology Programs: An Evaluation of the Technology Development Funds (TDF) and Competitive Research Grants (CRG)." This paper analyzes the role of National Research Funds in promoting scientific production in emerging economies. The...

O objetivo do presente trabalho é, a partir da análise da historia de urna firma brasileira produtora de máquinas ferramentas, buscar evidencias empíricas que permitam responder a duas questões: i) Houve inovação tecnológica na firma? ii) Se houve, como se processou a aprendizagem desta...

The steel industry is a classic symbol of industrialization. It has been taken as such in Latin America and promoted as a "leading sector" carrying with it the flag of national pride and prestige. This paper is based on five detailed case-studies of individual Latin American steel firms, namely:...

Esta monografia reúne quatro estudos de casos de firmas produtoras de máquinas ferramentas no país, havendo disponibilidade de informações sobre uma outra firma, que será publicada em documento separado, aquí chamada de firma "e". Com estas cinco firmas contamos com as maiores produtoras...

The purpose of the present paper is to review some of the research findings obtained during the course of a four year long exploration into the economics of technology generation in LDCs. Individual firm and industry studies were undertaken by a team of economists and engineers in some of the...

This paper addresses the question: Under what conditions will the recent rapid technical change in products in the machine tool sector increase the technological gap between the developed countries and the Newly Industrializing Countries (NICs)? The technical change referred to is the trend...

A literatura sobre mudança tecnológica em países atrasados é relativamente recente e escassa, exigindo intensos esforços a fim de amadurecer uma melhor compreensão do fenômeno tecnológico nestas regiões. O objetivo deste estudo é de contribuir para o debate através do acompanhamento...