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Attraction and deterrence in the location of foreign-owned R&D activities: the role of positive and negative spillovers

Cantwell, John; Piscitello, Lucia - In: International Journal of Technological Learning, … 1 (2007) 1, pp. 83-111

This paper examines how the characteristics of local contexts affect the location of foreign-owned R&D activities, in terms of positive (i.e. attraction) and/or negative (i.e. deterrence) spillovers. It distinguishes between activities that are Competence-Creating (CC) (that create new lines of...

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Innovation and internationalisation in the white goods GVC: the case of Arcelik

Bonaglia, Federico; Colpan, Asli M.; Goldstein, Andrea - In: International Journal of Technological Learning, … 1 (2008) 4, pp. 520-535

The present article sheds light on the process that has allowed a firm from a developing economy to transform itself successfully from an original equipment manufacturer to an own original brand manufacturer multinational enterprise. We study the case of Arcelik, a consumer electronics MNE from...

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Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder: a logistic regression analysis of sustainability and locality as competitive vehicles for human settlements

Gulumser, Aliye Ahu; Baycan-Levent, Tuzin; Nijkamp, Peter - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 12 (2009) 1, pp. 95-110

The present paper aims to investigate the role of creative practices for settlements, with a special focus on the 'Associations of the Most Beautiful Villages' in France and Italy. The paper focuses on the critical parameters of a locality related to the attractiveness of villages from the...

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Governing Science, Technology and Innovation: lessons from policy formulation and regulation in Denmark

Jensen, Jens S. - In: International Journal of Services, Economics and Management 1 (2007) 1, pp. 24-35

As an object of public management, Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) is characterised by a high level of … Danish policy on STI is evaluated. The Danish strategy has been a strong centralisation of research and innovation in a …

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Efficiency and innovation offsets in non-point source pollution control and the role of education

Wossink, Ada; Denaux, Zulal Sogutlu - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 6 (2007) 1, pp. 79-95

This paper discusses and empirically analyses the implications of efficiency and innovation offsets for the management … of non-point source pollution from agriculture. If efficiency improvements and green innovation indeed combine …

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Technology transfer for agro-industries in developing nations: a Caribbean perspective

Sankat, C.K.; Pun, K.F.; Motilal, C.B. - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 6 (2007) 6, pp. 642-665

agriculture and the infrastructural requirements for the support of innovation in developing countries with particular reference … to Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean. A collaborative framework for innovation and technology transfer is explained …

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Agricultural biotechnology R&D and innovations in Nigeria

Irefin, I.A.; Ilori, M.O.; Solomon, B.O. - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 4 (2005) 1, pp. 64-80

This study examined the nature and extent of the agricultural biotechnology R&D and innovations in Nigeria. Data were collected from the Directors, Heads of Crop Units and Research Scientists in the agricultural research institutes using structured and unstructured questionnaires and interview...

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Indigenous knowledge and fast moving consumer goods: are we seeing some tradeoffs?

Paul, G.D. Bino; Sankaran, K. - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 6 (2007) 6, pp. 612-625

This paper explores the role of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) and biodiversity as positive growth leveraging factors. In doing so, we examine how the growth of Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCGs) may adversely affect regional knowledge systems and biodiversity. From the investors' perspective, FMCG...

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Cows and kin: innovations and issues in post-Soviet indigenous communities

Crate, Susan A. - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 6 (2007) 6, pp. 679-692

-Soviet subsistence practices with contemporary modes. This paper explores one group's innovation, 'cows-and-kin'. Viliui Sakha, the … cows-and-kin innovation is based on household-level cow keeping with interdependence of kin households. In addition to … describing this post-soviet community-level innovation, this paper also explores relevant issues about the capacity for continued …

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Environmental concurrent engineering: a way to competitive advantage?

Junquera, Beatriz; Brio, Jesus Angel Del - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 5 (2009) 3, pp. 256-270

The objective of this work is to examine to what degree the integration between the R&D and environmental departments facilitates the achievement of an environmental action-based competitive advantage. To do so, we surveyed 110 ISO 14001 certified factories located in Spain. The results reveal,...

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