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Virtual R & D teams in small and medium enterprises: A literature review
Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Taha, Zahari - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the driving engine behind economic growth. While SMEs play a critical role in generating employment and supporting trade, they face numerous challenges, the prominent among them are the need to respond to fasting time-to-market, low-cost and rapid...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008866143
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Technology Use in the Virtual R&D Teams
Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Hanim, Salwa; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
Problem statement: Although, literature proves the importance of the technology role in the effectiveness of virtual Research and Development (R&D) teams for new product development. However, the factors that make technology construct in a virtual R&D team are still ambiguous. The manager of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009647359
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Proximity and Innovation in Italian SMEs
Morone, Piergiuseppe; Petraglia, Carmelo; Testa, Giuseppina - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
Abstract: In this paper we assess the relevance of both knowledge creation and diffusion processes in affecting Italian SMEs’ propensity to innovate. In doing so a knowledge production function (KPF) is estimated for a representative sample of small and medium manufacturing firms over the...
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La gestion des compétences au service de l'innovation : pour une approche délibérément émergente
Klarsfeld, Alain - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2005
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010708926
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The effects of knowledge management on innovative success – An empirical analysis of German firms
Cantner, Uwe; Joel, Kristin; Schmidt, Tobias - In: Research Policy 40 (2011) 10, pp. 1453-1462
The aim of this paper is to analyse the effects of knowledge management on the innovation success of firms in Germany …. We look at innovative firms in the period from 2000 to 2002 taken from the Mannheim Innovation Panel and estimate the … management on the share of cost reductions with process innovation. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010869331
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FACTORS INFLUENCING AN ORGANISATION'S ABILITY TO MANAGE INNOVATION: A STRUCTURED LITERATURE REVIEW AND CONCEPTUAL MODEL
SMITH, MARISA; BUSI, MARCO; BALL, PETER; MEER, ROBERT … - In: International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim) 12 (2008) 04, pp. 655-676
Management literature prescribes innovation as a stimulus for sustained competitive advantage in companies; however … on the body of literature concerned with the factors which influence innovation management in organisations. The aim of … this research is to present a holistic view of the factors that affect innovation management. Using a systematic literature …
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Innovation of international business support: a research agenda for commercial diplomacy
Visser, Robin; Ruël, Huub J.M. - In: International Journal of Diplomacy and Economy 2 (2014) 3, pp. 238-257
Commercial diplomacy plays a crucial role in the interplay between international business and international relations, yet research regarding it is limited and focuses on a macro-level international relations perspective whereas more integrative meso- and micro-level research is needed. This...
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Systèmes d'innovation et communautés de connaissances dans le secteur agricole et agroalimentaire
Touzard, Jean-Marc; Temple, Ludovic; Faure, Guy; … - In: Innovations n° 43 (2014) 1, pp. 13-38
This article examines how research on agriculture and agribusiness mobilizes the concept of Innovation System (IS). The … uses of this concept. Based on this framework, a bibliometric analysis on international scientific journals in innovation … innovation and IS in this sector. The current challenge is to promote exchanges between these communities, particularly between …
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Le Web 2.0 comme nouveau paradigme de l’entreprise ?
Tran, Sébastien - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2012
The proliferation of articles in the press, the media, and on the Internet demonstrate a real interest in the Web 2.0 phenomenon. The concept can be seen as a new step in the development of the Internet network as evidenced by its “2.0” label, in opposition to Web 1.0. All the same, it is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011073118
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Knowledge Spillovers and Knowledge Intensive Business Services: An Empirical Study
Fernandes, Cristina; Ferreira, João - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
Knowledge is increasingly perceived as a central factor for company competitiveness. With the transfer of knowledge one of the core functions of knowledge intensive business service (KIBS) companies, the objective of our research incorporates analysis on how the transfer of knowledge takes place...
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