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The effects of outward FDI on home-country productivity: Do location of investment and market orientation matter?
Hsu, Wen-Chung; Gao, Xingbo; Zhang, Jianhua; Lin, Hsin Mei - In: Journal of Chinese Economic and Foreign Trade Studies 4 (2011) 2, pp. 99-116
Purpose – The paper aims to examine the effects of outward foreign direct investment (O-FDI) on home-country productivity. Design/methodology/approach – A panel data set for 15 Taiwanese manufacturing industries over the period between 1991 and 2007 is employed for a model in which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009319783
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THE STRATEGY CONFIGURATION OF CHINESE SMEs
TANG, ZHI; HULL, CLYDE EIRÍKUR - In: Journal of Enterprising Culture (JEC) 19 (2011) 03, pp. 229-259
This paper investigates how Chinese SMEs configure marketing, cost-control, and innovation strategies in order to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011010946
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China's Growth and Integration into the World Economy; Prospects and Challenges
Prasad, Eswar - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
China’s transformation into a dynamic private-sector-led economy and its integration into the world economy have been among the most dramatic global economic developments of recent decades. This paper provides an overview of some of the key aspects of recent developments in China’s...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005252521
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Imitation or innovation to enhance the performance: an empirical investigation of 258 Chinese firms
Liu, Dawei - In: International Journal of Business Performance Management 12 (2011) 4, pp. 377-395
This paper is focused on the factors which determined the adoption of innovation or imitation strategies on firm … performance in seven different industries in China. Firstly, we delineate and distinguish the concepts of innovation and imitation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010669336
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Linking Market Orientation and Environmental Performance: The Influence of Environmental Strategy, Employee’s Environmental Involvement, and Environmental Product Quality
Chen, Yang; Tang, Guiyao; Jin, Jiafei; Li, Ji; Paillé, … - In: Journal of Business Ethics 127 (2015) 2, pp. 479-500
As it has become more and more urgent to solve the problems of environmental protection, we consider it necessary to conduct multilevel studies to examine the impact of business strategy on both employees’ and firms’ performances in environmental protection. Synthesizing the perspectives of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242127
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Innovation, Employment and Skills in Advanced and Developing Countries: A Survey of the Literature
Vivarelli, Marco - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
This paper critically discusses the theoretical and empirical literature on the quantitative and qualitative employment impact of technological change, compares the relative explanatory power of the competing theories, and explains in detail the macro and micro evidence on the issue, with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009393120
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Innovation Policy and Employment: Evidence from an Impact Evaluation in Argentina
Castillo, Victoria; Maffioli, Alessandro; Rojo, Sofía; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
classified as either support for process innovation or support for product innovation. Although these types of programs do not … difference in differences were combined. The study found that by supporting both process and product innovation … product innovation activities. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009644852
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Effects of Innovation on Employment in Latin America
Crespi, Gustavo; Tacsir, Ezequiel - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
This study examines the impact of process and product innovation on employment growth and composition in Argentina …, Chile, Costa Rica, and Uruguay using micro data from innovation surveys. Based on the model put forward by Harrison et al … innovations was observed. With respect to the impact of innovation on employment composition, there is scant evidence of a skill …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010741917
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Innovation Strategies and Employment in Latin American Firms
Crespi, Gustavo; Zuñiga, Pluvia - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
This study examines the impact of innovation strategies on employment growth in four Latin American countries … (Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, and Uruguay) using micro-data for manufacturing firms from innovation surveys. Building on the … model proposed by Harrison et al. (2008), we relate employment to three innovation strategies: make only (R&D), buy only …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010741923
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Horizontal and vertical spillover effects of foreign direct investment in Chinese manufacturing
Wang, Chengqi; Zhao, Zhongxiu - In: Journal of Chinese Economic and Foreign Trade Studies 1 (2008) 1, pp. 8-20
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine foreign direct investment (FDI) spillovers accruing to Chinese local industry at both intra- and inter-industry levels and how such effects vary with the nationality of the investor. Design/methodology/approach – A panel dataset for Chinese...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005081218