This paper re-examines the innovation-productivity nexus on the basis of a paired comparison between Catalonia's food … and auto sectors. The sectoral studies expose a set of productivity enhancement mechanisms that do not involve innovation … in the sense of anything new to the world, that are grouped under the rubric of renovation and comprise: - Reaching …

. In this paper we argue that China is positioning itself to assume global leadership in technology within the coming few … the process of globalization that continues to transform markets worldwide. After acknowledging skeptical views of Chinaâ … we explicate offer China a path to imminent global technological leadership. …

partition of Africa and the opening up of China, the period sees a growing amount of capital and industrial know-how from … Belgium being invested in markets outside Europe. Before World War I, the globalisation of Belgian business and Belgian … and open country. Only after the Belgian state took over Leopold’s Congo Free State in 1908 and World War I infused …

This working paper explores the impact of the globalization process 1970-2000 on two manufacturing industries in the …

breakthrough in the Far East, especially in China, South Korea and India. Its success is due to workforce policy, coherent strategy …From 1993 the Lafarge group became a world firm. 1993 is indeed the starting point of a sustained growth which led the … group to be the world leader for cement and aggregates. Thanks to an excellent control of production costs and to high rates …