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Information Frictions and Learning Dynamics : Evidence from Tax Avoidance in Ecuador
Bohne, Albrecht - 2018
We show how experience and dynamic learning processes reduce the obstacles to optimization imposed by information frictions when individuals newly enter the formal sector economy. Most importantly, we provide causal evidence on the exact mechanisms through which individuals learn about the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012918220
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Information frictions and learning dynamics : evidence from tax avoidance in Ecuador
Bohne, Albrecht; Nimczik, Jan Sebastian - 2018
We show how experience and dynamic learning processes reduce the obstacles to optimization imposed by information frictions when individuals newly enter the formal sector economy. Most importantly, we provide causal evidence on the exact mechanisms through which individuals learn about the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011865317
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Learning and innovation in informal settings : the case of automobile workshops in Lagos metropolitan area
Shittu, Ayodele Ibrahim; Adeosun, Oluyemi Theophilus - In: African journal of science, technology, innovation and … 14 (2022) 7, pp. 1848-1863
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The Effect of Learning on the Make/Buy Decision
Anderson, Edward G. - 2011
By including the effects of learning over time on both the production of components and their integration into complete products, we develop an engineering-based model of outsourcing. This model provides an alternative explanation for much of what other outsourcing theories predict, as well as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013119851
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Learning Paths to Offshore Outsourcing - From Cost Reduction to Knowledge Seeking
Maskell, Peter; Pedersen, Torben; Preuss, Björn; … - 2015
A corporation's offshore outsourcing may be seen as the result of a discrete, strategic decision taken in response to an increasing pressure from worldwide competition. However, empirical evidence of a representative cross-sector sample of international Danish firms indicates that offshore...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014051188
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Toward Formal Representations of Search Processes and Routines in Organizational Problem Solving : An Assessment of the State-of-The-Art
Dosi, Giovanni; Faillo, Marco; Marengo, Luigi; … - 2011
This paper presents a critical overview of some recent attempts at building formal models of organizations as information-processing and problem-solving entities. We distinguish between two classes of models according to two distinct objects of analysis. The first class includes models mainly...
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The geography of learning : Ferrari gestione sportiva 1929-2008
Jenkins, Mark; Tallman, Stephen B. - In: Journal of economic geography 16 (2016) 2, pp. 447-470
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Markets for (codified, tacit, encapsulated, and firm-specific) knowledge
Silverman, Brian S. - 2018
Markets for knowledge are increasingly important to innovation, competitive advantage, and economic growth. This paper … examines five distinct markets through which knowledge can be exchanged: the market for codified knowledge (licensing), the … market for tacit knowledge (alliances), the market for encapsulated knowledge (sale/purchase of sophisticated products), the …
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Optimistic, but not in control: Life-orientation and the theory of mixed control
Urbig, Diemo; Monsen, Erik - 2009
Why are some people more optimistic about their life than others? Literature on locus of control suggests that optimism is associated with the belief that one's life outcomes are controlled by internal factors, such as ability, instead of external factors, such as powerful others or chance....
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The "Schumpeterian" and the "Keynesian" Stiglitz : learning, coordination hurdles and growth trajectories
Dosi, Giovanni; Virgillito, Maria Enrica - 2016
This work, which shall contribute to the Fest "A Just Society: Honouring Joseph Stiglitz", discusses a major unifying theme in Joe Stiglitz monumental work, namely, the analysis of economies characterised by persistent learning and coordination hurdles. In his analysis Joe is in many respects a...
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