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Philo : PharmaInnovationsLotse ; ihr Weg zum erfolgreichen Open Innovation Management
Adelhelm, Silvia; Braun, Andreas; Müller, Elisabeth; … - 2011
Innovationsmanager in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen (KMU) der Pharmaindustrie bei der Einführung des Open Innovation Managements zu … Berücksichtigung der Anforderungen von Pharma-KMU zu analysieren und (2) daraus abgeleitet ein Konzept zur Implementierung von Open … Innovation bei Pharma-KMU zu entwickeln.Der Ausgangspunkt des Projektes war die Erkenntnis, dass die Life Sciences-Branche im …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009449047
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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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Wirkung föderaler Strukturen in der staatlichen Innovationsförderung ; Effects of federal structures on public innovation support
Becker, Lasse - 2015
Ländern erreicht dabei KMU als Unternehmen mit Problemen bei der Innovationstätigkeit signifikant besser als andere Ebenen …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011324351
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Factors Influencing the Success Potential in Smallholder Irrigation Projects of South Africa: A Principal Component Regression
Magingxa, Litha Light; Alemu, Zerihun Gudeta; van … - 2006
holder irrigation projects as they apply in the South African context. The study was conducted in six smallholder ir rigation … smallholder irrigation projects. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009446212
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Scenario planning 2020 for Southern African economic empowerment : can Southern Africa leapfrog from an agrarian to a knowledge economy
Siwale, Mengo - 2007
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The central question that this research report attempts to answer is how southern African countries can leapfrog from agrarian to knowledge-based economies. There is no single answer to this question, but rather a complex solution. This can best be answered using scenario...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442028
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Agricultural Trade Flows among Developing Countries: Do Regional Preferential Trade Agreements make a Difference?
Tembo, Gelson; Jayne, Thomas S. - 2009
Regional integration through trade is recognized as one way to foster economic growth and poverty reduction. This paper uses the gravity model and 11-year panel data (1996-2006) on Southern African Development Community (SADC) member countries to study Zambia’s regional agricultural trade...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009444855
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The future effect of e-business on treasury and risk management systems and treasury management in South Africa
van Rooyen J.; Reitsma W. - 2004
'Internet' and 'e-business' are words that have become part of today's business world. Invariably we hear of the effect thereof on the way we used to do things, due to the shift in paradigm from command and control to a more open globalised, multi-polar world. Traditional ways of doing business...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009480476
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Modelling South African currency crises as structural changes in the volatility of the rand
Duncan A.S.; Liu G.D. - 2009
This study tests the theory that currency crises are associated with sudden large changes in the structure of foreign exchange market volatility. Due to increases in market uncertainty, crisis periods exhibit abnormally high levels of volatility. By studying short-term changes in volatility...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009480480
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The sensitivity of south African inflation expectations to surprises
Reid M. - 2009
Price stability is widely recognised as the primary goal of modern monetary policy, and the management of private sector inflation expectations has become an essential channel through which this goal is achieved. This evaluation aims to improve the understanding of how the sensitivity of private...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009480481
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Isolating a measure of inflation expectations for the South African financial market using forward interest rates
Reid M. - 2009
The inflation expectations channel of the transmission mechanism is generally recognised as crucial for the implementation of modern monetary policy. This paper briefly reviews the practices commonly employed for measuring inflation expectations in South Africa, and offers an additional method,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009480482