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seasonality, a continued internationalization process as well as an orientation towards quality, productivity and innovation …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study factors that affect the success of technology parks in terms of fostering entrepreneurial firm formation, growth, and financing. Design/methodology/approach – Based on a new international dataset of technology parks (tech parks) from 13...
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export performance of selected key intangible resources, namely, innovation, human resource management, networking and the … product innovation (innovation) positively impacts on SME export performance, irrespective of export destination, other … implications – Investing in product innovation and hiring specialist non‐family executives are associated with success on global …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to apply a stochastic Frontier production model to Canadian manufacturing industries, to investigate the sources of total factor productivity (TFP) growth. As productivity (growth) appears to be the single most important determinant of a nation's living...
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synergistic relationships between TQM, performance, consumer orientation and innovation. Design/methodology/approach – A … initiatives. Results also confirm both the impact of innovation on performance as well as that of consumer orientation on … innovation. Furthermore, no statistical evidence was found to either confirm the effect of TQM on innovation, or that of consumer …
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's partnerships with private firms and government institutions are both directly related to the manufacturer's innovation performance …/value – This research draws from institutional theory to contribute to knowledge in the area of innovation by emphasizing the … importance of the overarching institutional logic on the effectiveness of different types of innovation‐driven research …
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paper produces the first benchmark of innovation PPM capabilities in Australia, and is the first to include service product …
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for innovation in logistics remain obscure. This paper focuses on manufacturers and retailers ‐ both key players in many …
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intensity, innovation expenditures, firm profitability and sector's real sales growth reduce exit, while private ownership and …
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Purpose – Entrepreneurial orientation (EO) purportedly enhances a firm's competitive edge, but its alignment with specific dimensions of manufacturing flexibility has not been convincingly documented. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of several identifiable aspects of EO...
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