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This paper presents the results of empirical research conducted during March to September 2009. The study focused on the influence of virtual research and development (R&D) teams within Malaysian manufacturing small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The specific objective of the study is...
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This paper presents the results of empirical research conducted during March to September 2009. The study focused on the influence of virtual research and development (R&D) teams within Malaysian manufacturing small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The specific objective of the study is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014043954
Radio frequency identification (RFID) is one of the most influential technologies of the twenty-first century. Today, RFID technology is being applied in a wide array of disciplines in science research and industrial projects. The significant impact of RFID is clearly visible by the rate of...
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and with the existence of a specialized R&D department. Product innovation increases foreign competitiveness, which is a …
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The purpose of this paper is to investigate the factors that influence the Internal Process Innovation (IPI) Activity … manufacturing small, medium and large enterprises were examined and a set of hypotheses, regarding their innovation activity, were …) and the electronic information exchange between business partners are positively related to firm's process innovation …
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in manufacturing. This paper attempts to trace the rise of Asian firms and their innovation capabilities while examining … manufacturing firms is the deficiency of internal and external finances except firms of Japan and South Korea. The innovation … environmental constraints are more visible across Asian firms where the national innovation system is at nascent phase. The finding …
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Innovation policy can be a crucial component of governments' responses to crises. Because speed is a paramount … objective, crisis innovation may also require different policy tools than innovation policy in non-crisis times, raising … distinct questions and tradeoffs. In this paper, we survey the U.S. policy response to two crises where innovation was crucial …
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-produced penicillin, antimalarials, and a flu vaccine. We draw on this episode to discuss the economics of crisis innovation. Since the …
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enterprise innovation. The results show that Internet use can significantly promote the innovation level of China's manufacturing … Internet in promoting manufacturing export enterprises' innovation in the eastern region is more significant. Compared with the … Internet on manufacturing export enterprises' innovation has a scale threshold and varies by ownership type: it is more …
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Every organization needs suppliers and no organization can exist without suppliers. Therefore, the organizations approach to suppliers and the selection of the appropriate supplier, its acquisition processes and policies, and its relationships with suppliers, is of vital importance, both to...
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