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In this paper we explore how innovation and structural change affected economic development in the long run, by which … consumers could purchase the new, higher quality, non necessities, goods and services generated by innovation. In the paper we …
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managing innovation. Firms with different knowledge stocks attempt to improve their economic performance by engaging in radical … or incremental innovation activities and through partnerships and networking with other firms. In trying to vary and …, underlining the importance of innovation and learning. …
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The benefits of the availability and use of medical equipment for medical outcomes are understood by physicians and policymakers alike. However, there is limited understanding of the decision-making processes involved in adopting and using new technologies in health care organisations. Our study...
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This paper identifies the varieties and dynamics of service economies in Europe, analysing the role of knowledge base and innovative efforts and their evolution across time and countries. Results based on aggregated macroeconomic data indicate that there is no convergence trend towards a single...
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In this paper we bridge a gap between innovation economics and the human development approach by analyzing positive and …
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In a world characterized by competition on a global scale, persistent structural change driven by innovation and aging … the knowledge-based economies of the 21st centuries the ideas of brain circulation and international (diaspora) innovation … empirical approaches which address the important relationship between migration and innovation. …
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existence of complementarities in the use of external networking between stages of the innovation process in a sample of UK and … combination of innovation activities in which to implement external networking. Broadly, there is more evidence of …
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The innovation value chain (IVC) divides the innovation process into three separate links or activities: knowledge … Ireland and Switzerland. Both economies are small, very open and depend significantly on innovation to maintain competitive … advantage. In recent years, however, R&D and innovation growth in Ireland has been markedly stronger than that in Switzerland …
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A multi-agent simulation embodying a theory of innovation networks has been built and used to suggest a number of … policy-relevant conclusions. The simulation animates a model of innovation (the successful exploitation of new ideas) and … it is possible to reproduce qualitatively the characteristics of innovation networks in two sectors: personal and mobile …
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Recent studies in the tradition of Schmookler have re-emphasised the potential role of demand in stimulating innovation …. Here, we reconsider the role of ‘home’ and ‘export’ market demand in stimulating manufacturing innovation using comparable … innovation production functions using panel data estimators over the sample period 1994 to 2005. For a range of innovation …
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