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Technological Dynamics and Social Capability: Comparing U.S. States and European Nations
Fagerberg, Jan; Feldman, Maryann; Srholec, Martin - Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education and … - 2012
This paper analyzes factors that shape the technological capabilities of individual U.S. states and European countries, which are arguably comparable policy units. The analysis demonstrates convergence in technological capabilities from 2000 to 2007. The results indicate that social...
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China's Semiconductor Industry in Global Value Chains
KONG, Xin Xin; ZHANG, Miao; RAMU, Santha Chenayah - Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) - 2015
show that 93 percent of firms were engaged in incremental innovation activities, while 87 percent in new product …
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Complex product and system, catch-up, and sectoral system of innovation: a case study of leading medical device companies in China
Zhang, Liming; Lam, Waion; Hu, Hao - In: International Journal of Technological Learning, … 6 (2013) 3, pp. 283-302
sectoral system of innovation, under an emerging market background of China, this study aims to investigate firms' catch … innovation may accelerate the process of catch-up. It implies that firms need to link their catch-up strategy and technological … capabilities development with their sectoral system environment to realise innovation. …
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Technological capabilities in multinational agribusiness
Alfranca, Oscar; Rama, Ruth; Tunzelmann, Nicholas von - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 2 (2003) 3/4, pp. 383-398
With a sample of 18,611 utility patents, this paper studies the patent mix of 90 of the world's leading food and beverage multinationals (FBMs) from 1969-1994. It explores the statistical association within companies between patenting in food technology, in agriculture and in ten non-food...
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FDI and Innovation as Drivers of Export Behaviour: Firm-level Evidence from East Asia
Wignaraja, Ganeshan - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2008
This paper examines the links between ownership, innovation and exporting in electronics firms in three late … trade and innovation and learning. Technology-based approaches to trade offer a plausible explanation for firm …-level exporting behavior. The econometric results (using probit) confirm the importance of foreign ownership and innovation in …
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Drivers of technological capabilities in developing countries: An econometric analysis of Argentina, Brazil and Chile
Molina-Domene, María A.; Pietrobelli, Carlo - In: Structural Change and Economic Dynamics 23 (2012) 4, pp. 504-515
This paper contributes to the literature that analyses the determinants and measurement of Technological Capabilities (TCs) with empirical evidence on Argentina, Brazil and Chile. Based on the World Bank's Investment Climate database, the study covers firms from the manufacturing sector. We...
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ARE PUBLISHERS READY FOR TOMORROW? PUBLISHERS' CAPABILITIES AND ONLINE INNOVATIONS
VALANTO, VERA; KOSONEN, MIIA; ELLONEN, HANNA-KAISA - In: International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim) 16 (2012) 01, pp. 1250001-1
work on innovation-related capabilities. Secondly, the study adds to the literature on media management in enhancing …
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European enlargement policy, technological capabilities and sectoral export dynamics
Costantini, Valeria; Crespi, Francesco - Dipartimento di Economia, Università degli Studi di Roma 3 - 2012
This paper examines how the last wave of the European Union enlargement process has influenced the export competitiveness of EU countries. A technology-augmented gravity model is applied to distinguished manufacturing sectors to test the effect of the economic integration as well as the role of...
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Innovation, learning, and exporting in China: Does R&D or a technology index matter?
Wignaraja, Ganeshan - In: Journal of Asian Economics 23 (2012) 3, pp. 224-233
This paper undertakes econometric analysis of innovation, learning, and exporting in automobiles and electronics firms … in China using a large-scale 2003 dataset to identify the most appropriate innovation proxy. Drawing on recent literature … on innovation and learning in developing countries, it tests two alternative proxies: (i) a technology index (TI) to …
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The Role of Foreign Technology and Indigenous Innovation in the Emerging Economies: Technological Change and Catching Up
Fu, Xiaolan; Pietrobelli, Carlo; Soete, Luc - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010
This article explores in depth the role of indigenous and foreign innovation efforts in technological change and … catching up in emerging economies. It also looks at the interaction between indigenous and foreign innovation. The article … benefits of international technology diffusion can only be delivered with parallel indigenous innovation efforts and the …
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