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Ready to Leave the Ivory Tower? - Academic Scientists' Appeal to Work in the Private Sector

Fritsch, Michael; Krabel, Stefan - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009

In this study we investigate the factors that shape the attitudes of scientists toward starting their own business or working in a private sector firm. The analysis is based on data collected from scientists working in the German Max Planck Society, a research institution devoted to basic...

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Firm size, sectors and countries as sources of variety in innovation

Evangelista, Rinaldo; Mastrostefano, Valeria - In: Economics of Innovation and New Technology 15 (2006) 3, pp. 247-270

innovation in industry across Europe. The results presented in the empirical section of this paper are based on a unique database … (SIEPI) containing data drawn by the second Community Innovation Survey (CIS2) for 10 countries, 22 manufacturing sectors and … and explore in detail the differences in innovation processes both within and across European countries and manufacturing …

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If the Alliance Fits . . . : Innovation and Network Dynamics

Cowan, Robin; Jonard, Nicolas - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2008

disconnected clusters. In this paper we develop and analyze a simple model of joint innovation where we are able to reproduce these …

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Exchanging information through social links: The role of friendship, trust and reciprocity

Villanueva-Felez, Africa; Molas-Gallart, Jordi - INGENIO - 2011

This paper shows that the features that characterize the exchange of information among individuals vary depending on the type of information exchanged (novel or specific) and the institutional affiliation of the individuals involved. It unbundles the concept of strong and weak links into three...

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Conducting pro-social research: cognitive diversity, research excellence and awareness about the social impact of research

D’Este, D’Este,Pablo; Llopis, Llopis,Oscar; Yegros, … - INGENIO - 2013

We propose the concept of pro-social research as reflecting the adoption of conducts that place social relevance as a critical goal of research. We argue that pro-social conducts represent a behavioural antecedent of the actual engagement of scientists in knowledge transfer activities. Our study...

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Do Collaboratories mean the End of face-to-face Interactions ? An Evidence from the ISEE Project

Gallié, Emilie-Pauline; Guichard, Renelle - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2005

Scientific collaboration encompasses two main issues: knowledge sharing and trust. Geographical distance has an impact on both. Our purpose is to test the impact of information and communication technologies (ICT) sophistication on remote collaboration: do collaboratories mean the end of...

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Knowledge Transfer to the Subsidiaries: A Case Study of Multinational Enterprise Operating in Overseas

Jos¨¦ Moleiro Martins - In: Review of Economics & Finance 1 (2011) August, pp. 74-84

The business opportunities in Southern Africa have justified any effort to learn more about the phenomenon of the transfer of knowledge to the local subsidiaries. We studied four cases with activities in the industrial sector. The results obtained indicate that an efficient transfer of knowledge...

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The Market Value of technological innovation; evidence from European patents

Rekik, Sabrine - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2015

This paper contributes to literature by giving more precise measures to technological innovation in order to estimate … patent system which is different from the American one. Financial and innovation data are collected during 1990- 2012, for …-to-book ratio and knowledge assets is proved to be positive and significant. Innovation is more valuable when it contributes to …

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Technology network for machine tools in Vietnam

Mizuno, Junko - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2012

When Vietnam joined the WTO, it accepted foreign direct investment and started to grow. Technically, it was then greatly influenced by the enterprises that entered the country through direct investment. This report shows that the technology network for machine tools is formed via direct...

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"Interface Structures": Knowledge Transfer Practice In Changing Environments

Molas-Gallart, Jordi; Castro-Martínez, Elena; … - INGENIO - 2008

There has been abundant research on the relationships between different actors in an innovation system, particularly … successful they will lead to improved linkages among the actors of an innovation system. …

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