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Outsourcing, Delocalization and Firm Organization: Transaction Costs vs. Industrial Relations in a Local Production System of Emilia-Romagna

Mazzanti, Massimiliano; Montresor, Sandro; Pini, Paolo - DRUID, Copenhagen Business School, Department of … - 2008

The paper aims at investigating how far transaction costs economics (TCE) concurs in the explanation of outsourcing decisions in firms characterized by “thick’ industrial relations, that is where unions and employees are involved in, and are sometimes able to affect, the relative managerial...

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Optimal Licensing Contracts with Adverse Selection and Informational Rents

MARINESCU, Daniela; MARIN, Dumitru - In: Theoretical and Applied Economics XVIII(2011) (2011) 6(559), pp. 27-46

In the paper we analyse a model for determining the optimal licensing contract in both situations of symmetric and asymmetric information between the license’s owner and the potential buyer. Next we present another way of solving the corresponding adverse selection model, using the...

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INNOVATION PERFORMANCE FACTOR OF ECONOMIC ENTITIES

Gheorghe, Prof. Univ. Dr. Pirvu; Student, Spiridon … - In: Annals of University of Craiova - Economic Sciences Series 3 (2010) 38, pp. 12-12

Innovation is the base of economic growth and there for it must be sustained with research and development. The … innovative. In Romania the innovative entities are unevenly distributed and in time the number of them has growth. There for in …

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND CREATIVITY

D, Lect. Dana Adriana Lupşa-Tătaru Ph.; Lect. Sanda … - In: Annals of University of Craiova - Economic Sciences Series 3 (2010) 38, pp. 6-6

The most common definition of creativity involves the production of something new or rare that has value in the world. In today’s businesses, creativity seems to be in increasing demand. Businessmen are required to contribute new ideas beyond the obvious in order to compete, survive and...

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A Generation of Software Patents

Bessen, James - Research on Innovation - 2011

This report examines changes in the patenting behavior of the software industry since the 1990s. It finds that most software firms still do not patent, most software patents are obtained by a few large firms in the software industry or in other industries, and the risk of litigation from...

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INNOVATIVE PRODUCT DESIGN APPROACHES FOR IMPLEMENTING MARKETING STRATEGY: THE LINKAGE

HSU, YEN - In: International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim) 15 (2011) 04, pp. 837-868

strategies adopted to establish market advantage to deal with global competition. For assessing their product innovation … different marketing strategic groups each adopted a different approach in design innovation. More importantly, there exist tight … relationships between enterprises in each group and their corresponding characteristics in innovation type, market goals, appeals …

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INNOVATION IN COMMODITIZED SERVICES: A STUDY IN THE PASSENGER AIRLINE INDUSTRY

ROTHKOPF, MAXIMILIAN; WALD, ANDREAS - In: International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim) 15 (2011) 04, pp. 731-753

The purpose of this study is to analyze how innovation is leveraged in a commoditized service industry. Focusing on the … innovation in the various categories. We present two case studies to demonstrate different approaches to innovation. Based on … these findings, we develop a framework that suggests innovation priorities for different business models. Finally, we …

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Endogenous Market Structures and Innovation by Leaders: an Empirical Test

Etro, Federico; Czarnitzki, Dirk; Kraft, Kornelius - Dipartimento di Economia, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia - 2011

these predictions based on a unique dataset and survey for the German manufacturing sector (the Mannheim Innovation Panel …

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Von persönlicher Energie zur Führerschaft, von der Führerschaft zum schöpferischen Reagieren - Schumpeters Arbeit am Unternehmerbegriff

Hedtke, Ulrich - Universitätsbibliothek Wuppertal, University Library - 2011

In May 2009 Ulrich Hedtke presented a paper at the Schumpeter School Kolloquium dealing with Schumpeter’s perception of the entrepreneur. In his paper he argues that Schumpeter’s concept of entrepreneurship changed over time, illustrates the transition of Schumpeter’s ideas, and discusses...

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Features Concerning Competitive Performance Measurement

COCULESCU, Cristina - In: Journal of Information Systems & Operations Management 2 (2008) 2, pp. 444-452

Innovation and competitiveness are the main vectors of social-economic progress of every country. Starting from this … general context and considering the particular context wherein Romania is, which strongly impose the growth of economic …

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