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The potential contribution of small firms to innovation in the built environment

Manley, Karen; Marceau, Jane; Parker, Rachel L.; … - 2008

The methods by which small firms overcome the disadvantages of their size to implement innovation on construction projects are examined here through five case studies. It is found that such methods include working with advanced clients, prioritising relationship-building strategies and using...

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Trajetória e especificidades de processos de inovação em agrotecnologias: estudo de casos.

Tonelli, Dany Flavio; Zambalde, Andre Luiz; Brito, … - 2010

The debate surrounding the need to bring together research and society, through a greater application of scientific knowledge, is increasing. This article addresses the issue, connecting the macro and micro scopes of analysis around the concepts of institutional and immediate specificities of...

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What drives technology innovation among the emerging Chinese enterprises?

Zheng, Connie; Wang, Bai Xuan - 2011

In the light of rapid development of technology/knowledge intensive firms arising from the emerging economy of China in recent time, this paper is aimed at developing an analytical framework, based on the institutional theory and resource-based view, to evaluate the drivers and antecedents of...

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International petroleum statistics report, June 1995

2009

The report presents data on international oil production, demand, imports, exports, and stocks. The report has four sections. Section 1 contains time series data on world oil production, and on oil demand and stocks in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). This...

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International petroleum statistics report: April 1996

2010

This report presents data on international oil production, demand, imports, exports, and stocks. The report has four sections. Section 1 contains time series data on world oil production, and on oil demand and stocks in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). This...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009436896

La Vita Imprenditoriale: Female and Male Entrepreneurs in Italy

Terjesen, Siri A.; Ratten, Vanessa - 2007

Female entrepreneurship is growing (OECD, 2000) with some estimates that this growth exceeds that of most economies around the world (Carter & Williams, 2005). In a forty-one country study, females comprise 36% of all entrepreneurs (Reynolds et al. 2004), with the percentage of female...

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Ownership structure and business evaluation practices in family SMEs : evidence from empirical research in Italy

Mussolino, Donata; Pugliese, Amedeo; Vigano, Riccardo - 2005

”. Evidence from many studies point out the importance of family business in a worldwide economic environment: in Italy 93% of the …

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Information technology capability within small-medium enterprises

Ravarini, Aurelio - 2010

organisations were involved in inter-organisational networks within industrial aggregations in Italy. Eleven SMEs were involved in a … multiple case study, and 77 SMEs (belonging to the textile and the mechanical industrial districts in Italy) were surveyed and …

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The EU demand for imports of virgin olive oil

Ben Kaabia, Monia; Gil, Jose Maria - 2007

This paper has analysed the import demand for virgin olive oil in the EU andmore precisely in the Italian market, as it concentrates more than 80% of EU imports,aiming to determine the relative position of Mediterranean EU and non-EU countriesexports and their degree of substitutability or...

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The challenge of the international organic certification: a new opportunity for agricultural trading?

Canavari, Maurizio; Cantore, Nicola - 2007

Italy by a cross country and panel analysis and second it provides an original specification for transaction costs. In … particular, we assume that the level of organic certification standards harmonisation between Italy and extra-European countries … that the absence of specific import harmonisation rules between Italy and other extra-European countries decreases the …

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