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Firm growth is an essential feature of market economies, shaping together macroeconomic performance and the evolution of industry structures. As a potential indicator of organizational "fitness" within a competitive environment, firm growth is also a central concern to both the practice and...
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This paper examines the determinants of international competitiveness at the level of sectors and firms. First, we address the relation between cost-related and technological competition in a sample of fifteen OECD countries. Results suggest that the countries' sectoral market shares are indeed...
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This paper examines the determinants of international competitiveness at the level of sectors and firms. First, we address the relation between cost-related and technological competition in a sample of fifteen OECD countries. Results suggest that the countries' sectoral market shares are indeed...
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' heterogeneous productivity gains and sales dynamics, and innovation activities ultimately shape the patterns of employment dynamics …. Using firm's productivity growth as a proxy for process innovation, our results show that the latter correlates negatively … with firm-level employment growth. Conversely, relative productivity levels, as such a general proxy for the broad …
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' heterogeneous productivity gains and sales dynamics, and innovation activities ultimately shape the patterns of employment dynamics …. Using firm's productivity growth as a proxy for process innovation, our results show that the latter correlates negatively … with firm-level employment growth. Conversely, relative productivity levels, as such a general proxy for the broad …
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This paper discusses the link between patterns of technological change and economic development taking an evolutionary perspective. We argue that the modes and timing of such coupled dynamics are deeply influenced by the emergence of new techno-economic paradigms or regimes. ICT-based...
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This work addresses the role of inter-sectoral innovation flows, which we frame as technological interdependencies, in … to the literature on innovation-employment nexus, inter-sectoral knowledge spillovers and Global Value Chains, building … acquisitions of R&D embodied inputs. Combining the role of demand, the double nature of innovation - as product and as process …
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, internal culture, and external linkages. Profiting from innovation is always a challenge and licensing is one of many options …
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