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Product and process flexibility in an innovative environment

Athey, Susan - In: The Rand journal of economics 26 (1995) 4, pp. 557-574

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Inventions, public subsidies and market launch : opportunities and limits of patenting support in Argentina

Milesi, Darío; Aggio, Carlos; Verre, Vladimiro - In: Estudios de economía 51 (2024) 1, pp. 19-43

ANR Patentes is an Argentinean program that gives grants for patents applications to innovative firms, entrepreneurs and researchers. Throughout the period 2007-2017, 83 projects (out of 195) were funded. Based on secondary sources and a survey conducted to beneficiaries, this study reconstructs...

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Diverse knowledge for diverse innovation : evidence from Chilean firms

Lauterbach, Rodolfo - In: Estudios de economía 51 (2024) 1, pp. 85-115

Using the Chilean Innovation Survey for 2019-2020, this work studies the effects of different knowledge sources on a … range of innovation outputs. Findings reveal distinct impacts of sourcing information from competitors, customers, and … government agencies on product, process, marketing, organizational, and social innovation outputs. Information from customers has …

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Beyond formal R&D : firm's capabilities and its innovation profile : the case of Argentinean manufacturing firms : 2014-2016

Barletta, Florencia; Suárez, Diana; Yoguel, Gabriel; … - In: Estudios de economía 51 (2024) 1, pp. 161-191

The purpose of this article is to analyse the relationship between different innovation profiles, capabilities, and … innovation results of manufacturing firms from Argentina. The premise that guides our research is that most of firms not … performance. Thus, we propose to study firms' innovation profile as a gradient that accounts for formal R&D, informal R&D, non- R …

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Nachhaltigkeit ermöglichen : Vom Buzzword zur gelebten Praxis - Transformationsbeispiele aus verschiedenen Branchen

Krauss, Sabrina (ed.); Plugmann, Philipp (ed.) - 2024

Positive Visionen für eine nachhaltige Zukunft? -- Nachhaltigkeit ermöglichen -- Open-Innovation-Plattformen als …

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Forcing German managers to focus on productivity

Klikauer, Thomas - In: Employee Relations 27 (2005) 5, pp. 459-477

management and opened four managerial options: production, productivity, innovation, and quality. This structure forced …

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Organizational culture as a source of change in trade unions

Martínez‐Iñigo, David; Crego, Antonio; … - In: Employee Relations 34 (2012) 4, pp. 394-410

Purpose – This study aims to analyze the relationship between the culture in one of the majority national trade unions in Spain and the difficulties in accomplishing the desired changes and innovations. Design/methodology/approach – A total of 15 focus groups comprised of trade union leaders...

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Management and Communication Styles in Europe: Can They Be Compared and Matched

Tixier, Maud - In: Employee Relations 16 (1994) 1, pp. 8-26

Based on a 15‐country study in western Europe, examines management and communication styles through a wide‐ranging interview schedule. In the context of national and business cultures, explores the dimensions of communications beliefs and practices, and draws out their interrelationships...

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In search of TQM

Hill, Stephen; Wilkinson, Adrian - In: Employee Relations 17 (1995) 3, pp. 8-25

innovation including the relationship of TQM with BPR and the concern with bureaucratization; and how TQM fits with other …

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“Something’s gotta give”: trade unions and the road to team working

McCabe, Darren; Black, John - In: Employee Relations 19 (1997) 2, pp. 110-127

Explores the role of trade unions in relation to team working. Asks the questions: are unions incompatible with team working and what are the implications for shop stewards of team working? Argues that moves towards team working are likely to be fragile because of political and power‐based...

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