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Blockchain for SMEs and entrepreneurs in Israel
Bianchini, Marco; Kwon, Insung - 2020
This report investigates the development of the Blockchain ecosystem in Israel, against the background of the SME and … introducing blockchain-based services in the Israeli market, opportunities and challenges to their business development, sectors …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012202774
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The potential for blockchain technology in corporate governance
Yasui, Takahiro - 2019
Beyond bitcoin, blockchain technology has acquired attention and importance in its own right. Today, it is conceptually … accepted that blockchain stands out as a disruptive technology that will change a number of processes in financial services and … could in turn impact corporate governance. This paper explores the recent applications of blockchain technology in financial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012137047
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OECD 2017 OURdata Index : methodology and results
Lafortune, Guillaume; Ubaldi, Barbara - 2018
This paper presents the methodological process and results of the OECD 2017 Open-Useful-Reusable Government data Index (OURdata Index). It is meant to present the methodology and outline the data collection and verification process; discuss key findings of the composite indicators including...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011975526
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New insights on EU-US comparison of corporate R&D
Moncada Paternò Castello, Pietro - 2010
Policy-makers have become increasingly aware that corporate R&D and innovation are the main drivers of an economy's competitiveness and growth. The widespread adoption of R&D targets has led researchers and analysts to pursue a deeper understanding of corporate R&D investment trends, drivers and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011980250
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To what extent are knowledge-intensive business services contributing to manufacturing? : a subsystem analysis
Ciriaci, Daria; Palma, Daniela - 2012
The rise of knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) may be considered as one of the decisive trends of economic evolution of industrialised countries in recent decades. This paper uses the concept of vertical integrated sectors and the subsystem approach to input-output matrix analysis to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011982335
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Absorptive capacity, innovation cooperation and human-capital : evidence from 3 European countries
Franco, Chiara; Marzucchi, Alberto; Montresor, Sandro - 2012
The paper aims at extending the analysis of the firm's absorptive capacity (AC) by taking stock of its manifold nature. Innovation cooperation is recognised as one of its antecedents, along with R&D, but with different possible outcomes, depending on the kind of partner. Human capital is claimed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011982361
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Do KIBS make manufacturing more innovative? : an empirical investigation for four European countries
Ciriaci, Daria; Montresor, Sandro; De Palma, Daniela - 2013
The paper aims at estimating the innovation impact of the vertical integration of knowledge intensive business services (KIBS) into manufacturing. Referring to the vertically integrated sectors of an economy allows innovative knowledge, which is transferred directly and indirectly from KIBS to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011983080
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On the R&D giants' shoulders : do FDI help to stand on them?
Montresor, Sandro; Vezzani, Antonio - 2014
The paper investigates the extent to which outward FDI affect the MNC's capacity of entering (and remaining in) the club of top R&D world investors, benefiting from performance gains in both financial and economic markets. By merging the European Industrial Research and Innovation Scoreboard...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011983688
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Employment effect of innovation
Kancs, D'Artis; Siliverstovs, Boriss - 2015
The present paper estimates and decomposes the employment effect of innovation by R&D intensity levels. Our micro-econometric analysis is based on a large international panel data set from the EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard. Employing flexible semi-parametric methods the generalised...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011983796
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Data analytics in SMEs : trends and policies
Bianchini, Marco; Michalkova, Veronika - 2019
The report contextualises the role of data analytics in the ongoing digital revolution and its potential for SME performance, including for enhancing SME productivity. It presents evidence on the use of data analytics in SMEs, discusses main internal and external barriers to the use of data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012107192