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The paper discusses the relationship between learning, innovation and (institutional) reflexivity. It is often held … that reflexivity is a crucial factor for learning and innovation processes. However, a rather formalistic approach to … also inhibit innovation. This is especially the case when reflexive tools are abused to push performance only. In order to …
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has gone largely unexamined: organizational practices at research funding organizations. I explore these factors in a …
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commerce and industry in Germany, Regional Studies. Innovation is regarded as a spatially embedded process in which the social … to examine empirically the role of organizations such as associations, clubs, societies, and chambers of commerce and … des associations et des chambres de commerce et d'industrie en Allemagne, Regional Studies. L'innovation est consideree …
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impact of integration may vary by the importance of secrecy in protecting firms’ innovation advantages. We find that intra …
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innovation and activity-based costing (ABC) as an administrative innovation. The findings are expected to provide some guidelines … study suggests a significant positive relationship between business size and both technological innovation and the … implementation of ABC. Originality/value – Knowledge of the impact of size on diffusion of innovation has been complicated by the …
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The main purpose of this paper is to examine the innovation activities of nanotechnology organizations. Regression … analysis is used to test the hypothesis in a sample of 270 UK nanotechnology organizations. The findings suggest that the … innovativeness of the nanotechnology organizations is affected by organizational support, e-business and knowledge management. The …
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, organizations, institutions, or policies. Innovation means putting ideas, knowledge, and technology to work in a manner that brings … policies and other institutions. Formal and informal knowledge and innovation must therefore be linked to accelerate … pursuit of innovation. For innovation to occur, knowledge must be created, accumulated, shared, and used. Innovations …
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management and innovation. It also explains the process that how the organizations adopt innovation and TQM. This study describes …This paper discusses the idea of strategic change with context to TQM & Innovation. As strategic change consists of … the relationship between Strategic Change, Innovation, and Total Quality Management. This study provides proves from the …
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This paper compares the key drivers of Sino-foreign alliance formation from the perspective of both Chinese and Western alliance partners. Our results indicate that Chinese companies enter into alliances with Western companies mainly to get accesses to international markets and to develop their...
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In this paper we aim to investigate the key drivers of international alliance formation from the perspective of Chinese companies. Our results indicate that Chinese companies enter into alliances with Western companies mainly to get accesses to international markets and to develop their...
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