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In this paper, we present our more than two years research experiences on virtual R&D teams in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and draws conclusions, giving special attention to the structure of virtual teams required to support education-industry collaboration. We report the relevant...
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enterprises (SMEs) seemingly successful R&D is a function of innovation processes and R&D networks. There is a perceived lack of … and to SME's is the development of collaborative environments and networks to increase their innovation capabilities as a … single unit but also the capabilities of the network as a whole through collective learning. SMEs seem to be appropriate …
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strategic knowledge management and in the literature of organizational learning. Innovation needs a business environment that is …Innovation has become a central theme and challenge in the literature of entrepreneurship, SMEs management, and … conducive to long-term investments in new business activities. This way, the development of innovation policy in SMEs forms an …
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In recent years, it is not only a researcher, or a developer, who is important for technology innovation, but … innovation requires cooperation within the business microenvironment and supportive legal, political, economic, social or … is, how big is the difference in technological innovation/patenting between developed and developing countries of the EU …
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study shows that these social networks are an essential driver of knowledge integration and innovation. …
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product innovation appears to come from a combination of the effects. The results highlight a need for a nuanced view of the … link between cities and innovation. …
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This study empirically investigated how small and medium-sized Chinese apparel enterprises (SME) formed their strategy as a response to the characteristics of business environment in order to achieve competitive business performance. An environment-strategy-performance model was proposed and...
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This paper explores the effectiveness of a recently introduced innovation subsidy program targeted at SMEs in Croatia …&D intensity while participating in the program. The program raised R&D and innovation capability of the participating SMEs, but …
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Whereas a number of studies have considered the implications of employee mobility, comparatively little research has considered institutional factors governing the ability of employees to move from one firm to another. This paper explores a legal constraint on mobility--employee non-compete...
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Using a unique firm level data set on learning and product innovation in Tanzanian manufacturing and commercial farming …, this paper sheds light on the various sources of firm learning, investment and collaboration and their relative importance … for product innovation. The results indicate that larger and foreign owned firms invest significantly more in human and …
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