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Cooperative Networks and Clustering of High-technology SMEs: The Case of Brisbane Technology Park
Mohannak, Kavoos; Keast, Robyn L. - 2008
In today?s global economy innovation is presented as the key to economic development and sustainability. Only through … innovation can companies ensure their progress and their place in the market and can become strong enough to survive and prosper …. By creating a favourable environment for innovation, countries and regions can facilitate their industries and companies …
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WEEE and ROHS: are they spurring innovation among small and medium sized electronics businesses in the U.S.?
Cabrera, Frances L. - 2008
(RoHS) are spurring innovation in the US. Innovation was defined as any change in thedesign and manufacturing of the products, in … responsibility principles, this innovation wouldcomplement the findings of previous research completed on extended …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009459143
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The Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence: Rewarding World-Class Practices
Chakravorty, Satya S.; Atwater, J. Bryan; Herbert, James I. - 2008
Established in 1988, the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence recognises organisations in the USA, Mexico and Canada …
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Determinants of the Relations between Transitory Earnings and CEO Cash Compensation in the USA
Asthana, Sharad; Ye, Zhongxia Shelly - 2007
effect). This study has practical implications for regulators, corporations and investors, both in the USA and abroad. …
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A study of outsourcing of premedia services to India by US companies
Nayak, Rahul P. - 2009
Offshore outsourcing continues to gain prominence as the printing industrystrides into the future. With different segments of the industry looking at reducingcosts and, in exchange providing value-added services, more companies turntowards outsourcing services offshore as a solution. Although it...
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Verkehrswirkungen von Logistikansiedlungen : Abschätzung und regionalplanerische Bewertung
Wagner, Tina - 2009
Logistikansiedlungen können einen großen Flächenbedarf und erhebliche Verkehrswirkungen aufweisen und sollten daher in den Fokus der Regionalplanung rücken. Die Arbeit beinhaltet empirische Planungsgrundlagen in Form von Nutzungs- und Verkehrskennwerten für Logistikbetriebe und...
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The internationalization process of entrepreneurial SMEs in high technology niche market segments
Cruz-Carreon, Gilbert - 2007
This study seeks to make a theoretical contribution to the rapidly growing field ofInternational Entrepreneurship by investigating the process of internationalization of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Bell, McNaughton, Young & Crick, (2003) emphasized the need for researchers to...
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Are High-Tech Employment and Natural Amenities Linked?: Answers from a Smoothed Bayesian Spatial Model
Dorfman, Jeffrey H.; Patridge, Mark D.; Galloway, Hamilton - 2008
We investigate the recently advanced theory that high-technology workers are drawn to high amenity locations and then the high-technology jobs follow the workers. Using a novel data set that tracks high-technology job growth by U.S. county, we estimate spatial parameters of the response of job...
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The development of a framework for an integrated logistics support system within a high technology industry in a developing country
Lambert, Keith Richard - 2008
Competitive and high-risk environments require complex high technology systems, which need to be supported and maintained over their respective life cycles. These systems often have a significant consequence of failure, and require complex management systems to achieve their operational...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009457825
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The Economic Incentives for Sharing Security Information
Ghose, Anindya; Gal-Or, Esther - 2006
Given that information technology (IT) security has emerged as animportant issue in the last few years, the subject of securityinformation sharing among firms, as a tool to minimize securitybreaches, has gained the interest of practitioners and academics. Topromote the disclosure and sharing of...
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