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This paper aims to explore the role of R&D activity as a factor of growth of foreign owned SMEs in selected Central …, i.e. it focuses on the characteristics of foreign owned SMEs in the selected countries where the population of foreign … owned SMEs in each country is divided into two groups. The first group consists of the firms that have achieved high growth …
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The paper tackles the issue of rapid diffusion of mobile telecommunications in Central and Eastern Europe. Results show that the later a country has adopted mobile telecommunications the faster is the diffusion speed. There is a convergence in adoption levels across countries at 20 per cent of...
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In a decade of transition, fear of a leviathan state is giving way to increased focus on oligarchs who "capture the state." In the capture economy, the policy and legal environment is shaped to the captor firm`s huge advantage, at the expense of the rest of the enterprise sector. This has major...
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Recent studies have focussed on the characteristics and policies of the state to explain the extent and causes of corruption, with little attention paid to the role played by firms. Consequently, the links between corporate governance and national governance have been unexplored. This paper...
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.e. government-university-industry collaboration), potential financial assistance and research grants that many foreign scientists …. Globalisation and internationalisation of education and research standards are quite crucial for the development of research and … education system. Global standardisation and accreditation ensure an opportunity to maintain a higher level of quality for …
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This paper looks at Austria's pattern of development and its lessons for Eastern Europe. Austria's development path is characterized by two features. In the post-war era Austria was among the countries with the fastest convergence rate. At the same time Austria's movement up the technological...
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The contribution of the "new economy" to economic growth in developing countries has been minimal when viewed from a macroeconomic perspective. Despite the recent 'new economy' hype, the paper argues that the "old economy" will for long be the fundamental force behind economic growth in...
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, education and innovation as well as geographical factors in a model of economic growth. The key relationships are estimated with … have appeared. Surprisingly, the high level of secondary education played no role to growth. Higher education, in contrast …
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