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Innovation and technology are main sources of competitiveness. This study addresses two research questions. First …, which economies are competitive in terms of innovation and technology? Second, what are the variables that determine … competitiveness in innovation and technology? Analysis of Factorial of Correspondences (AFC), through the analysis of principal …
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The area under cultivation of oil palm has undergone considerable growth in Mexico, but yields are far below their potential. This is related to the low rate of adoption of new or improved technologies and practices in areas such as plantation management and farm administration. This study...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider the case for regulating financial innovation in light of the recent … innovation in wholesale and investment banking should be regulated by the prudential authorities. Findings – New financial … – Good, transactions cost and risk reducing, retail financial innovation should be encouraged. New wholesale financial …
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The principal aim of this paper is to identify a strategic formulation that could suit a social enterprise. Social entrepreneurship involves individuals and groups that create independent organisations in mobilising ideas and resources for addressing social needs. A focus on strategy in this...
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The purpose of this paper is to model the production of innovation in the financial sector firms and to quantify its … Respondents Database, 2005 and matched with the Fourth Community Innovation Survey, 2002 to 2004. The results show that … consistently with what is found in other papers in this field, investment in R%D is not relevant for the production of innovation …
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product innovation appears to come from a combination of the effects. The results highlight a need for a nuanced view of the … link between cities and innovation. …
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Innovation activity in marine energy (wave and tidal stream) has been catalysed by a series of recent UK policy …
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Innovation activity in marine energy (wave and tidal stream) has been catalysed by a series of recent UK policy …
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The fifth issue of the International Productivity Monitor published by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards contains six articles. Topics covered are: the Canada-US manufacturing productivity gap; trends in Canadian living standards; the impact of economic reform on British productivity...
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This paper looks at foreign Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) investing in the UK and at their impact on the innovation …-level information the paper develops a direct measure of capital inflows at a three-digit industry level. In order to capture innovation … Innovation Survey (CIS). The results suggest that domestic firms active in sectors with greater investments by MNEs show a …
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