In this paper we analyze how firms’ knowledge absorption capacity – given the knowledge environment – affects the … theoretical arguments which imply that firms can influence the usefulness of their knowledge environment by establishing formal … and informal networks with input suppliers (especially suppliers of knowledge-intensive business services) and by …

Knowledge Capital model was developed in order to provide a unified framework. Although this did yield many empirically …

have a larger fraction of skilled workers, higher R&D to sales ratios and established networks to knowledge sources in … several different countries. As illustrated by the so-called ‘anchor-tenant’ hypothesis, they can be described as “knowledge …

Does FDI affect productivity growth, innovation, and knowledge sourcing activities of domestic firms? This study … of spillovers in subsequent periods. This is consistent with the view that FDI inflow to a sector intensifies knowledge …

Does FDI affect innovation, productivity growth, and knowledge sourcing activities of domestic firms? This study … in subsequent periods. This is consistent with the view that FDI inflow to a sector intensifies knowledge flows to …

This paper considers the effect of acquisition FDI on the knowledge production function. We distinguish between … complementarities in the knowledge assets of the MNE and the target firm as a reason for FDI. In contrast, consistent with technology …

-MNC knowledge flows. Furthermore, it introduces complimentary knowledge stocks into the concept of absorptive capacity. A set of … ‘technology gap' hypothesis applied at industry level. Furthermore, subsidiaries' complimentary knowledge stocks increase the … probability for corresponding knowledge inflows from the foreign parent …

Technological knowledge is often claimed to be context-bound and sticking to local surroundings. This paper … investigates how technological knowledge can be exchanged in international subcontractor relationships, using relationship …

the chronological time variable, or the speed of knowledge accumulation along time, neglecting the nature of the … considerable simplification in literature by deriving, by construction, a measure of dynamic gains of knowledge following the … interplay of stock of scientific and technological knowledge and the flow of effort in R&D. This scheme is then applied to study …

This study examines how firms’ internal and external knowledge sources affect the introduction of new export products …’ export performance is influenced by internal knowledge, and the knowledge potential in the local and regional environment. In … the present study the knowledge milieu of the exporting firm is the local and regional knowledge potential that is …