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This paper examines intra-plant diffusion of new technology in the Japanese steel industry. The introduction of the basic oxygen furnace (BOF) was the greatest breakthrough in steel refining in the last century. Using unique panel data, the paper estimates total factor productivity by technology...
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innovations in technology, policy and institutions. Using technological innovation systems theory, we demonstrate a practical …
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This study develops an R&D-based growth model with vertical and horizontal innovation to shed some light on the current … debate on whether patent protection stimulates or stifles innovation. We analyze the effects of patent protection in the form … of blocking patents. We show that patent protection changes the direction of innovation by having asymmetric effects on …
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Energy sector is encountering serious problems which can be solved by technological innovations and increasing R&D expenditures. On the other hand, energy market reforms notably the establishment of competitive electricity and natural gas markets have resulted in a decrease of government energy...
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knowledge inflows into tangible benefits, as well as a means of achieving superior innovation and time-lagged financial … performance. Using path analysis in a sample of 461 Greek enterprises participating in the third Community Innovation Survey, this … innovation. Absorptive capacity contributes, directly and indirectly, to innovation and financial performance but in different …
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Researchers attend to innovation and collaboration issues. Yet, the relevant literature devotes scant attention to the … relationship between collaboration effectiveness and virtual innovation team context, while there are clear indications that both … collaboration systems, and elucidate dynamic contextual factors among virtual innovation team members. The results show the …
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resources on either product or service innovation; that is, a dual focus does not work well. This paper discusses the …
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When are technological laggards more likely to try to catch up with leaders? We offer empirical evidence on firm-level data of plant investments in the TFT-LCD panel industry, where technological competition has been intense and dynamic. We find that the followers' level of technology has a...
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innovation for less than the full length of the patent and that royalty contracts can be more profitable than fixed-fee licensing …
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This study examines the determinants of technological innovation and its impact on firm labor productivity across Latin … American countries (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, and Uruguay) using micro data from innovation surveys. In … innovation investment are much more heterogeneous than in OECD countries. Cooperation, foreign ownership, and exporting increase …
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