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Economic emergence: An evolutionary economic perspective
Foster, John; Metcalfe, J. Stan - In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 82 (2012) 2, pp. 420-432
The standard neoclassical approach to economic theorising excludes, by definition, economic emergence and the related phenomenon of entrepreneurship. We explore how the most economic of human behaviours, entrepreneurship, came to be largely excluded from mainstream economic theory. In contrast,...
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Inovação e Conhecimento: um Estudo de Caso da Aracruz Celulose
Dias, Dnilson Carlos - Ciências Econômicas, Escola de Agronomia e Engenharia … - 2009
innovation, the project mipis - Micro Port Bait Biodegradable Aracruz Celulose. The aim of the study is the main sources of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008509320
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Energy, aesthetics and knowledge in complex economic systems
Foster, John - In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 80 (2011) 1, pp. 88-100
It is argued that the fact that economic systems are dissipative structures must be taken fully into account in economics if we are to understand the nature of the economic–ecological interface and how to deal with emergent environmental problems, such as global warming. Such problems are a...
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The Role of Regional Knowledge Sources for Innovation: An Empirical Assessment
Slavtchev, Viktor; Fritsch, Michael - Fakultät Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Technische … - 2005
innovation while the mere size of the universities is unimportant. Differences in the effect on innovative output can be found …
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Innovationskooperationen und Wissenstransfer von Unternehmen im Raum Jena
Kaps, Katharina; Pfeil, Silko; Sauer, Thomas; Stoetzer, … - Fachbereich Betriebswirtschaft, Fachhochschule Jena - 2011
The research project KompNet 2011 - Factors determining the success of regional innovation networks, funded by the … partners in innovation projects, nevertheless in-house development is the most important form of creating innovative products … intensity, are very important for the innovation success. Tacit and codified transfer channels are equally important for the …
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Structural Holes, Innovation and the Distribution of Ideas
Cowan, Robin; Jonard, Nicolas - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2006
We model knowledge diffusion in a population of agents situated on a network, interacting only over direct ties. Some agents are by nature traders, others are by nature "givers": traders demand a quid pro quo for information transfer; givers do not. We are interested in efficiency of diffusion...
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Knowledge Spillovers, Agglomeration Economies, and the Geography of Innovation Activity: A Spatial Econometric Analysis
Lim, Up - In: The Review of Regional Studies 34 (2004) 1, pp. 11-36
This paper investigates the extent to which innovative activity in a metropolitan area is affected by knowledge spillovers in the neighboring metropolitan areas as well as in the metropolitan area itself. The spatial econometric analysis shows that innovative activity in a metropolitan area is...
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A demand for innovation support in small and medium sized enterprises in the Baltic sea region.
Olczyk, Magdalena - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
The aim of the study is to analyze the actual demand of SMEs from the Baltic Sea region for innovation support. The … results of the conducted study can help formulate recommendations designed to increase innovation and competitiveness of SMEs … in the Baltic Sea Region in the future. Research activities of this study include: the evaluation of innovation level of …
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Improvement of cooperation among SMEs and other stakeholders as means of fostering innovation
Magdalena, Olczyk; Marzena, Starnawska; Izabela, Richter - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
innovation in business has been done …
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Regional dispersion of cooperation activities as success factor of innovation oriented SME
Stoetzer, Matthias-Wolfgang; Pfeil, Silko; Kaps, Katharina - Fachbereich Betriebswirtschaft, Fachhochschule Jena - 2011
In this paper, we analyze the relationships between different types of innovation and collaboration, given the varying … success of regional innovation networks', which examines the innovation activities of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME … linkages determines innovation orientation and innovative behavior. That means: Innovation performance could be positively …
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