nurtured by internationally-oriented entrepreneurial founders enable these firms to develop cutting-edge knowledge intensive …

"Ethnoecologists have provided extensive documentation of the knowledge held by many indigenous communities regarding … knowledge sets in imminent danger of being eroded through the forces of modernization and globalization. Theoretical models … knowledge systems. These models are exploring the institutions and processes of socialecological networks that allow for …

This thesis groups three papers examining the role of multi-location firms in the geographic diffusion of knowledge …. The first chapter examines whether a firm's headquarters can tap into the knowledge pool in a remote location through FDI … “satellite effect” on knowledge diffusion is economically significant, representing 47% of the knowledge flow premium associated …

This article examines business practices focused on knowledge and innovation and the relationship of these business … knowledge and innovation-related business practices. Our analysis reveals that firms in each country can be categorised based on … their focus on knowledge and innovation as: (1) high focus; (2) moderate focus; or (3) low focus. Results indicate that …

This paper presents an aspect of ongoing research into the management of innovation as a business system, recognizing … that people are an important element of the total system that includes decision and knowledge subsystems. The word …. Some Australian case study material is drawn on to characterise the life cycle of an innovation and decisions relating to …

In this paper we proposed to analyze the dynamics of innovation in the European Union countries in order to observe its … implications in clusters. Due to the multiple links between cluster members, the innovation transfer is achieved much easier …, contributing to the rapid spread of innovative ideas, technologies, labor and know-how. The opportunity for innovation is easier …

/keywords are: knowledge, skills/abilities or talents and the successful leaders that can use/exploit them productively, to achieve … world of intangibles" guarantee to the modern corporate success. Thus, knowledge has become valuable resources in the … current competitive chaos. The issue of this paper focuses on how knowledge are used in business organizations, where they can …

innovation. Findings The findings reveal that the effect of market institutions on innovation is promoted by both knowledge and … evidence that economic freedom matters for innovation through both creativity and knowledge, particularly through the …Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the cross-country variation in innovation and propose that it can be …

ABSTRACTCompetitive pressure and desire for success drive enterprises in general to involve in knowledge acquisition … world. In addition, with the increased mobility of information and the global labour force, knowledge and experience can be … improvements overnight. Therefore, the only comparative advantage a particular company will face will be its process of innovation …