underpins the formal rational modelling of modern economic theory. Following John Searle, it is argued that the deliberations …' capacities and dispositions. It is shown why the formal version of rational choice theory employed in economics does not have the … resources to address such capacities and dispositions, and that the prevailing commitment to this theory thereby reinforces …

effect of interaction of local knowledge institutions and small and medium producers to generate autonomous technical … knowledge in African industry. First, we examined modes of learning proxied by training in small and medium firms. We found that … elementary learning mechanisms such as apprenticeship, resulting in the creation of tacit knowledge, are the dominant forms of …

. Implications for public policy suggest that institutions need to be strengthened before entrepreneurial resource can be deployed to …

. Through exhaustive literature review and grounded theory approach this paper investigates the learning – IT nexus in knowledge … many disciplines, yet education institutions world over are adopting IT with a hope of enhancing the learning effectiveness … which is crucial for the knowledge management and development. …

; it is the ability of the state to set up institutions that reflect a harmony between knowledge and physical …This paper analyses the main institutional mechanisms that foster the emergence andperformance of firms in knowledge … technological capabilities and how state support plays acritical role in enabling this in the case of knowledge intensive industries …

The present paper aims to explore the role of philanthropic private donations to knowledge creation in Greek … universities and research institutions. Based on survey data and balance sheets of 260 mostly private foundations that finance … philanthropy on fostering human capital development and knowledge creation in Greece. Our analysis shows that private donations are …

effect of interaction of local knowledge institutions and small and medium producers to generate autonomous technical … knowledge in African industry. First, we examined modes of learning proxied by training in small and medium firms. We found that … elementary learning mechanisms such as apprenticeship, resulting in the creation of tacit knowledge, are the dominant forms of …