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The division of labor and the market for organizations
Lindbeck, Assar; Snower, Dennis J. - 2000
rotation. Whereas the existing literature on the division of labor within firms emphasizes the returns from specialization and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011415696
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Turning technological relatedness into industrial strategy : the productivity effects of smart specialisation in Europe
Lo Conte, Giacomo; Mina, Andrea; Rocchetta, Silvia - 2023
In this paper we explore the impact of place-based innovation policy in Europe. We focus on the effects of Smart Specialisation strategies on the labour productivity of regional economies. We design an analytical framework that takes into account the entrepreneurial discovery process through...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014433848
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Skill composition and regional entrepreneurship : a comparative study between Germany and Portugal
Mendonça, Joana; Grimpe, Christoph - 2009
The question whether agglomeration externalities arise either from specialization or diversification of economic … the specialization of skills has a positive effect on the level on new firm entry in all sectors. In contrast to this, our … results for Germany reveal exactly the opposite effect. These results suggest that both specialization and diversity theories …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003888000
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The division of labor and the market for organizations
Lindbeck, Assar; Snower, Dennis J. - 2000
The paper examines of the division of labor within firms. It provides an explanation of the pervasive observed changes in work organisation away from the traditional functional departments and towards multi-tasking and job rotation. Whereas the exsisting literature on the division of labour...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010316081
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Measuring and interpreting trends in the division of labour in the Netherlands
Akçomak, İbrahim Semih; Borghans, Lex; Weel, Bas ter - 2011
This paper introduces indicators about the division of labour to measure and interpret recent trends in the structure of employment in the Netherlands. Changes in the division of labour occur at three different levels: the level of the individual worker, the level of the industry and the spatial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009248035
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Human Capital Accumulation and the Transition from Specialization to Multi-Tasking
Crifo, Patricia; Boucekkine, Raouf - 2013
change is then analysed in a dynamic perspective as the transition from specialization towards multi-tasking emphasizing its …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014050338
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Does Knowledge Accumulation Increase the Returns to Collaboration?
Agrawal, Ajay K.; Goldfarb, Avi; Teodoridis, Florenta - 2014
We conduct the first empirical test of the knowledge burden hypothesis, one of several theories advanced to explain increasing team sizes in science. For identification, we exploit the collapse of the USSR as an exogenous shock to the knowledge frontier causing a sudden release of previously...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014139547
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Measuring and Interpreting Trends in the Division of Labour in the Netherlands
Akcomak, Semih - 2011
This paper introduces indicators about the division of labour to measure and interpret recent trends in the structure of employment in the Netherlands. Changes in the division of labour occur at three different levels: the level of the individual worker, the level of the industry and the spatial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013125477
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The Division of Labor and the Market for Organizations
Lindbeck, Assar; Snower, Dennis J. - 2021
rotation. Whereas the existing literature on the division of labor within firms emphasizes the returns from specialization and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013321314
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The economic microgeography of diversity and specialization
Andersson, Martin; Larsson, Johan P.; Wernberg, Joakim - 2017
-standing question whether agglomeration economies derive from specialization (within-industry) or diversity (between-industry). We show …. There are robust positive effects of diversity and specialization on firms' TFP growth at the local within-city neighborhood … level, especially for firms in high-tech and knowledge-intensive activities. While specialization effects are bound to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011657494