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This paper investigates the geography and the effect of people in creative oc-cupation in Germany. The population share of the Creative Class as well as of bohemians and artists is relatively high in larger cities, but smaller places and rural regions may also have a considerable proportion of...
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We analyze the regional distribution and the effect of people in creative occupations based on data for more than 450 regions in eight European countries. The geographic distribution of the creative class is highly uneven. The creative class is not attracted to highly urbanized regions per se,...
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We investigate to what extent tolerance, as measured by attitudes toward different types of neighbors, affects economic growth. Data from the World Values Survey enable us to investigate tolerance-growth relationships for 54 countries. We provide estimates based on cross-sectional as well as...
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We investigate to what extent tolerance, as measured by attitudes toward different types of neighbors, affects economic growth. Data from the World Values Survey enable us to investigate tolerance-growth relationships for 54 countries. We provide estimates based on cross-sectional as well as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321391
participants' performance in the innovation games is in fact related to their creativity, risk tolerance and self-control. Other …&D or patent data. This research, however, is only poorly informed about the psychological tradition of creativity research …. Our study is an attempt to experimentally collect behavioral data revealing in how far creativity, analytical skills …
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The innovation activities of foreign subsidiaries have been identified as an important source of competitive advantage … foreignness). We derive potential stumbling blocks in the innovation process theoretically and argue that these materialize as … innovation activities in Germany from various sectors. We find that foreign-controlled firms are not challenged by liability of …
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known about how the direction of search strategies influences innovation performance. In this paper, we argue that firms … that being open for innovation generally pays off. However, both moderating factors have a crucial role to play: On the one … novel knowledge and to enhance innovation performance. We develop targeted management recommendations based on these results. …
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Our study shows empirically that the choice of resource allocation strategy affects innovation performance. A policy of … allocating resources to a broader range of innovation projects increases sales of new products, especially if these are truly … stronger for firms that allocate resources more selectively at later stages of the innovation process. Based on these results …
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Creativity is changing the way cities approach economic development and formulate policy. Creative metropolises base … metropolises. Using data from the US Census Bureau and research on creativity measures, this case study concludes that Baltimore …
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Creativity is changing the way cities approach economic development and formulate po-licy. Creative metropolises base … metropolises. Using data from the US Census Bureau and research on creativity measures, this case study concludes that Baltimore …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271767