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Problems and Solutions in Knowledge Transfer
Nooteboom, B. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2001
A central feature of innovation systems is that innovation arises from interaction between organizational units. This … systems of innovation. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005505049
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Effects of Innovation on Employment in Latin America
Crespi, Gustavo; Tacsir, Ezequiel - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
This study examines the impact of process and product innovation on employment growth and composition in Argentina …, Chile, Costa Rica, and Uruguay using micro data from innovation surveys. Based on the model put forward by Harrison et al … innovations was observed. With respect to the impact of innovation on employment composition, there is scant evidence of a skill …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010741917
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Innovation Strategies and Employment in Latin American Firms
Crespi, Gustavo; Zuñiga, Pluvia - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
This study examines the impact of innovation strategies on employment growth in four Latin American countries … (Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, and Uruguay) using micro-data for manufacturing firms from innovation surveys. Building on the … model proposed by Harrison et al. (2008), we relate employment to three innovation strategies: make only (R&D), buy only …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010741923
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The Impact of National Research Funds: An Evaluation of the Chilean FONDECYT
Maffioli, Alessandro; Benavente, José Miguel; Crespi, … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2007
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943705
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Innovation and Productivity: Evidence from Six Latin American Countries
Crespi, Gustavo; Zuñiga, Pluvia - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010
This study examines the determinants of technological innovation and its impact on firm labor productivity across six … Latin American countries (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, and Uruguay) using micro data from innovation … of innovation investment are much more heterogeneous than in OECD countries. Cooperation, foreign ownership, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944386
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Innovation for economic performance: the case of Latin American firms
Crespi, Gustavo; Arias-Ortiz, Elena; Tacsir, Ezequiel; … - In: PharmacoEconomics 4 (2014) 1, pp. 31-50
In this paper, a wide range of innovation indicators are analyzed in order to describe the innovation behavior of … Surveys define innovation rates as the share of firms introducing product and process innovations. The survey also measures … nature of the innovation process in the region. Statistics about the performance of LAC firms are provided using different …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011001603
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Innovation, learning and cluster dynamics
Nooteboom, B. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2004
innovation. It employs an analysis of three types of embedding: institutional embedding, which is often localized, structural …. It employs results from earlier research in organizational learning and innovation, and in the management of inter …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005288403
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Empirical Tests Of Optimal Cognitive Distance
Wuyts, S.H.K.; Colombo, M.G.; Dutta, S.; Nooteboom, B. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2004
This article provides empirical tests of the hypothesis of ‘optimal cognitive distance’, proposed by Nooteboom (1999, 2000), in two distinct empirical settings. Variety of cognition, needed for learning, has two dimensions: the number of agents with different cognition, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005288440
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Density And Strength Of Ties In Innovation Networks: A Competence And Governance View
Nooteboom, B.; Gilsing, V.A. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2004
This article studies density and strength of ties in innovation networks. It combines issues of ‘competence’ with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005288557
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Public Programs, Innovation, and Firm Performance in Chile
Alvarez, Roberto; Crespi, Gustavo; Cuevas, Conrado - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
This paper evaluates the impact of two public programs, FONTEC and FONDEF, aimed at fostering innovation in Chilean …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009651824