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The effects of FDI in R&D on home countries, the case of Switzerland
Michel, Julie - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
The purpose of this paper is to participate in the discussion of the effects of outward FDI in R&D on the home country. The main possible threat for home economies is the relocation of R&D activities to foreign regions and, as a result, the loss of technological capacity. This study contributes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005835563
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Enabling and Sustaining Collaborative Innovation
Blecker, Thorsten; Abdelkafi, Nizar; Raasch, Christina - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
This paper extends the principles of open source software development to a non-industry-specific level by introducing the Open Source Innovation (OSI) model. OSI exhibits main differences to other related models and concepts such as the private-collective model, commons-based peer production,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005836373
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ERAWATCH Country Reports 2013: Bulgaria
Chobanova, Rossitsa - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
The Republic of Bulgaria has been a Member State of the European Union since 2007. Its economic development has been framed by a Currency Board Arrangement (binding the national currency to the euro) since 1997. Recent development is characterised by slow economic growth. Preliminary GDP data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011212221
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The Roles of R&D and networking for innovation by Irish and foreign-owned firms: evidence from the Irish CIS 2006-08
Doran, Justin; O'Leary, Eoin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
This paper provides an empirical test of Cohen and Levinthal’s (1990) hypothesis that undertaking R&D and collaborating with external networks together enhance the probability that firms engage in product and process innovation. Following Doran, Jordan and O’Leary (2013) we test this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259958
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SMEs; Virtual research and development (R&D) teams and new product development: A literature review
Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Taha, Zahari - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
major subject for the economy and employment of any country. Towards that end, virtual research and development (R&D) could …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008742995
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Virtuality, Innovation and R&D Activities
Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Taha, Zahari - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
Innovation plays a central role in economic development, at regional and national level. In the competitive environment companies are obliged to produce more rapidly, more effectively and more efficiently in new product development which is a result of research and development (R&D) activities....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008753054
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R&D Network and value Creation in SMEs
Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Taha, Zahari - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
Research and development functions are fundamental drivers of value creation in technology-based Small and Medium enterprises (SMEs) seemingly successful R&D is a function of innovation processes and R&D networks. There is a perceived lack of understanding regarding the importance of SMEs and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008753078
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Literature, Principle and the basics of Network Value Creation in R&D: The relationship with economy
Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Taha, Zahari - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
The internationalization of R&D network is a recent phenomenon. In this knowledge based environment, the driving forces for this phenomenon are digitization, the internet, and high-speed data networks that are keys to address many of the operational issues from design to logistics and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008753087
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R&D models: lessons from vaccine history
Wilson, Paul; Post, Sarah; Srinivas, Smita - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
A preventive HIV vaccine offers the best hope for ending the AIDS pandemic. Scientific evidence suggests that an HIV vaccine is possible, and funding for HIV vaccine research and development (R&D) has increased substantially in recent years. The speed of progress toward an HIV vaccine will...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011113491
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Are self-employment training programs effective? Evidence from Project GATE
Michaelides, Marios; Benus, Jacob - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
This paper presents new evidence on the efficacy of self-employment training programs using data from Project GATE … self-employment training to a random sample of individuals who expressed a strong interest in self-employment. Our analyses … significant gains in self-employment and overall employment in the early months following program participation. These impacts …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008866152