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The political economy of water and sanitation in developing countries : cross-country evidence and a case study on Colombia
Krause, Matthias - 2007
on Colombia finds some evidence that low-quality governance of sub-national governments compromises the internal … Kolumbien zeigen, dass eine niedrige Qualität der Governance kommunaler Regierungen, sich negativ auf die Produktionseffizienz …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468517
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What is Green Innovation? : A quantitative literature review
Schiederig, Tim; Tietze, Frank; Herstatt, Cornelius - 2011
The importance of green innovation management is growing in practice and academia likewise. To our knowledge, a recent and comprehensive literature review is lacking. In this paper we contribute to a clarification of the concept “green innovation” and provide an overview of the existing body...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009457675
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Barriers to Innovation in SMEs: Can the Internationalization of R&D Mitigate their Effects?
Tiwari, Rajnish; Buse, Stephan - 2007
Technological advancements, especially in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have enhanced greatly the competition spurred by the globalization of the world economies. Even small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are no more immune to the challenges that the globalization brings...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009457681
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Foreign-owned R&D facilities in China, England, Germany, and Sweden ? An analysis of regional entry and integration behavior
Heimann, Philip - 2005
&E gro?er Unternehmen zu gewinnen. Im Zentrum der Untersuchung stehen der Proze? des Errichtens ausl?ndischer F&E Zentren und … auf den technologischen Wandel und die Forschung und Entwicklung in Unternehmen erl?utert. Danach wird seine Bedeutung im … innovation systems". Das Konzept besagt, dass Unternehmen nur dann F&E im Ausland ansiedeln, wenn Kompatibilit?t zwischen den …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009482335
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Crowdsourcing im kreativen Bereich und dessen mögliche Auswirkungen auf die bestehende Ökonomie
Groß, Anne-Katrin - 2011
Diese Bachelorarbeit befasst sich mit einer neuen Form der innovativen Wertschöpfung – dem Crowdsourcing. Dieser Begriff impliziert, dass Problem- und Aufgabenstellungen, die unternehmensintern nicht gelöst werden können, ausgelagert werden.Als potenzielle Generatoren gelten alle Nutzer des...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009434177
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Projected refined product balances in key Latin American countries: A preliminary examination
2009
Over the years, the East-West Center (EWC) has developed considerable expertise in refinery modeling, especially in the area of forecasting product balances for countries, given planned capacity changes, changes in product demand, changes in crude slates, and changes in product specifications....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009436759
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Effect of market structure on international coal trade
Kolstad, C.D.; Abbey, D.S. - 2009
This paper is concerned with the determinants of international steam-coal trade. Most work in projecting coal trade has been either qualitative (a consensus of experts) or, if quantitative, has been based on competitive spatial-equilibrium models. Unfortunately, the competitive model of trade...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437106
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Impact of Free Trade Agreements on the Colombian Beef Sector
Gomez, Miguel I.; Frank, Julieta; Parra, Tatiana - 2010
Colombia negotiated bilateral Trade Agreements (TAs) with the UnitedStates and with the MERCOSUR region (Argentina … meat consumers in Colombia. Our resultssuggest that with free imports of chicken parts from the U.S, beefconsumption and … Colombia gradually decreasesthe tariff for imported beef. We identify the reduction in marginalcosts required to compete with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009446148
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The Impact of a Conditional Cash Transfer Program on Credit Behavior in Colombia
Pineros, Brittany - 2011
This paper investigates the impact of Familias en Acción, a conditional cash transfer program in Colombia, on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468745
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Who collaborates internationally in developing countries? The case of Colombia
Ordóñez-Matamoros, Gonzalo; Cozzens, Susan E.; … - 2009
Colombia as a case study. In fact, knowing the factors affecting the choice of collaborating internationally will help the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475904