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From invention to innovation : toward developing an integrated innovation model for biotech firms

Khilji, Shaista E.; Mroczkowski, Tomasz; Bernstein, Boaz - 2006

A review of extant literature reveals various theories on innovation, including technology push, market pull, and an …’s competitive environment. An integrated view of innovation has emerged that synthesizes the variables in previous approaches …. However, the application of this view has been restricted to investigating the innovation processes within the computer and …

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Managerial characteristics and business strategy as determinants of business performance as moderated by business environment of Chinese SMEs in the State of Sarawak, East Malaysia

Sung, Ching Ing

Thesis (DBusinessAdministration)--University of South Australia, 2006.

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Universities, SMEs and innovation frameworks : think global, act local?

Pickernell, David; Clifton, Nick; Senyard, Julienne M. - 2009

innovation. Simultaneously, economic development policy itself is increasingly focused on small and medium-sized enterprises … innovation creation and dissemination. This paper examines issues arising from these developments and relating to the key …

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Innovative and Noninnovative Small Firms: Types and Characteristics

Khan, Arshad M.; Manopichetwattana, V. - In: Management Science 35 (1989) 5, pp. 597-606

significant positive relationship between scanning and innovation. Challenges to the firm in the form of environmental dynamism …

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Entrepreneurs and funding decisions: evidence from Australian SMEs

Fitzsimmons, Jason R.; Douglas, Evan J. - 2006

This paper investigates the decision by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to raise funding via the sale of equity. Prior theoretical and empirical work on the ‘pecking order’ of funding has indicated that we should not expect SMEs to prefer equity funding over internal funding and external...

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Workaholic, or Just Hard Worker?

Douglas, Evan J.; Morris, Robyn J. - 2006

Methodology/Approach: There is a lack of theoretical development on the question of why people work long hours and the nature of ‘workaholism’. This paper uses the economist’s utility-maximization model to build a conceptual model of voluntary work effort that explains the work effort...

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Fractals, Attractors and the Quantum Self: A New Lexicon for HRM

Tywoniak, Stephane; Whiteley, Alma - 2006

This conceptual paper investigates how the metaphorical use of concepts from complexity theory may impact the way we think about human resource management theory and practice. The concepts of fractal, strange attractor and quantum self, borrowed from complexity theory are presented. Fractal...

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Entrepreneurial Attitudes and Entrepreneurial Intentions: A Cross-Culturals Study of Potential Entrepreneurs in India, China, Thailand and Australia

Fitzsimmons, Jason R.; Douglas, Evan J. - 2005

of entrepreneurship, such as independence, firm ownership and risk. Thus the motive for pursuing self employment (or any …

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A Mathematical Model for New Product Diffusion: The Influence of Innovators and Imitators

Steffens, Paul R.; Murthy, D. N. Prabhakar - 1992

Abstract - A simple mathematical model describing the diffusion of a new, infrequently purchased product is proposed. Many previous papers have reported that the differing behaviour of "innovators" and "imitators" is fundamental to the diffusion process. However, previous models have failed to...

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Entrepreneurship and small business research: how do we get further?

Davidsson, Per - 1991

to start from scratch, I see a number of problems within the field of entrepreneurship and small business research. It … aiming at the core issues: determinants of entrepreneurship and the role of entrepreneurship and small businesses in the …

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