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The “Science of Science Policy”: reflections on the important questions and the challenges they present
Jaffe, Adam - In: The Journal of Technology Transfer 33 (2008) 2, pp. 131-139
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005715252
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Learning and Corporate Strategy: The Dynamic Evolution of the North American Pulp and Paper Industry, 1860-1960
Toivanen, Hannes - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2004
forces of change, such as innovation, corporate strategies, industrial relocation, and policy. As distinct branches of the … pulp and paper industry passed from the early nascent phase to full maturity, the sources of innovation, nature of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005061692
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The Widening Canada-US Productivity Gap in Manufaturing
Bernstein, Jeffrey I.; Harris, Richard G.; Sharpe, Andrew - In: International Productivity Monitor 5 (2002) Fall, pp. 3-22
In this article, Jeffrey I. Bernstein of Carleton University, Richard G. Harris from Simon Fraser University, and Andrew Sharpe from the Centre for the Study of Living Standards provide a comprehensive analysis of the widening of the Canada-US manufacturing productivity gap. Since 1994, labour...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005518970
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Competitiveness and environmental policies for agriculture: testing the Porter hypothesis
Managi, Shunsuke - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 3 (2004) 3/4, pp. 310-324
Porter hypothesis suggests tougher environmental regulations could spur technological growth, leading to an increase in productivity of market outputs, simultaneously providing greater environmental protection. This study tests the Porter hypothesis in US agriculture using state level data from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010668699
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Study of efficiency trends and productivity changes in the US TL carriers: 2000-2009
Pai, Dinesh R. - In: International Journal of Logistics Economics and … 3 (2011) 4, pp. 234-267
In this study, the nature and extent of efficiency and productivity growth in the US truckload (TL) carriers is investigated using non-parametric techniques. To analyse efficiency trends, a DEA window analysis is conducted on publicly available financial data with a representative sample of ten...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010668795
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Direct and indirect effects of innovation on revenue growth: comparison between the US and Taiwanese electronics firms
Fu, Chung-Jen; Cheng, Chi-Bin; Chang, Bao-Guang; Lai, … - In: International Journal of Revenue Management 1 (2007) 2, pp. 177-199
for the USA and Taiwan, respectively. Empirical results conclude that the direct innovation effects of US firms are …Innovation is essential for high-tech/electronic companies to succeed in a globally competitive environment. It is … important for a firm to understand the efficiency of an innovation, so that they can appropriately allocate the resources to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008539544
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Why Japan and Korea lead the USA and Europe in broadband
Fransman, Martin - In: International Journal of Technological Learning, … 1 (2007) 1, pp. 112-124
Data on broadband performance shows that Japan and Korea are significantly ahead of the USA and Europe. Korea is by far …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005543898
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Direct and indirect effects of innovation on revenue growth: comparison between the US and Taiwanese electronics firms
Fu, Chung-Jen; Cheng, Chi-Bin; Chang, Bao-Guang; Lai, … - In: International Journal of Revenue Management 1 (2007) 2, pp. 177-199
for the USA and Taiwan, respectively. Empirical results conclude that the direct innovation effects of US firms are …Innovation is essential for high-tech/electronic companies to succeed in a globally competitive environment. It is … important for a firm to understand the efficiency of an innovation, so that they can appropriately allocate the resources to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005751545
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An examination of the relationship between corruption and total entrepreneurial activity
Wu, Sibin; Liang, Xin - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 8 (2012) 4, pp. 478-489
In this paper, we attempt to link the International Transparency index with economic development, specifically entrepreneurial activity. Using data collected through Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), CIA's World Factbook and the 1997 Transparency International, we found that overall...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010816967
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The role of regulation for sustainable infrastructure innovations: the case of wind energy
Walz, Rainer - In: International Journal of Public Policy 2 (2007) 1/2, pp. 57-88
. A heterodox approach is used to study the effects of regulation, which starts from a system of innovation and … distinguishes different innovation functions. These functions are used as a bridge to incorporate the various paradigms of the … effects of environmental and natural monopoly regulation explicitly into the analysis. Case studies for Germany and the USA …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010817029