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Modelling Learning and R&D in Innovative Environments: a Cognitive Multi-Agent Approach

Pajares, Javier; Hernández-Iglesias, Cesáreo; … - In: Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation 7 (2004) 2, pp. 7-7

, because they can deal properly with innovation processes, technological change, path-dependence and knowledge. But in order to …

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Competition As a Test of Hypotheses: Simulation of Knowledge-Generating Market Processes

Kerber, Wolfgang; Saam, Nicole J. - In: Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation 4 (2001) 3, pp. 2-2

' preferences. Through this permanent process of variation and selection of hypotheses (innovation / imitation) a process of … periods which consist of an innovation and an imitation phase are simulated. We presume that decentrality is crucial for the …

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Modelling and Simulating Innovation Behaviour Within Micro-Based Correlated Decision Processes

Haag, Günter; Liedl, Philipp - In: Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation 4 (2001) 3, pp. 3-3

The economic evolution and production has been subject to major shocks and structural changes during the last decades. Beside the standard production factors such as the capital and labour force new production factors for taking into account technological progress and knowledge production and...

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Distance to Frontier and Appropriate Business Strategy

Coad, Alex - Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Scuola … - 2008

This paper is an empirical test of the hypothesis that the appropriateness of different business strategies is conditional on the firms distance to the industry frontier. We use data on four 2-digit high-tech manufacturing industries in the US over the period 1972-1999, and apply semi-parametric...

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Toward a Neo-Schumpeterian Theory of the Firm

Winter, Sidney G. - Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Scuola … - 2004

This paper offers a sketch of what an economic theory of the firm would look like if it were founded on the thought of Joseph Schumpeter, particularly on Chapters 1-2 of his Theory of Economic Development. Schumpeterian analysis requires an intuitively appealing and realistic conceptualization...

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Firm size, managerial practices and innovativeness: some evidence from Finnish manufacturing

Koski, Heli; Marengo, Luigi; Mäkinen, Iiro - Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Scuola … - 2009

appear to be vast differences in the organizational practices leading to more innovation both between small and large firms …, and between the firms that operate in high- and low-tech industries. While innovation in small firms benefits from the … incentive for innovation among the sampled companies seems to be the ownership of a firm's stocks by employees and/or managers …

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Corporate Leverage and Product Differentiation Strategy

ARPING, Stefan; LÓRÁNTH, Gyöngyi - Départment d'économétrie et d'économie politique … - 2002

We explore the joint determination of product differentiation strategy and corporate leverage in a setting where (i) product differentiation is valued by customers; (ii) debt is necessary to discipline managers; and (iii) liquidation is costly for customers, in particular, when products are...

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The Linkages Between Productivity and Social Progress: An Introduction and Overview

Banting, Keith; Sharpe, Andrew; St-Hilaire, France - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …

Productivity research is Canada has traditionally focused on narrow economic issues. In our view, it has given inadequate attention to the broader ramifications of productivity, both in terms of shedding light on the importance of productivity for the advancement of various aspects of social...

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Competitive Intensity as Driver of Innovation and Productivity Growth: A Synthesis of the Literature

Sharpe, Andrew; Currie, Ian - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2008

on the linkages between open and competitive markets (competitive intensity) and innovation and productivity growth. The … competitive intensity, innovation and productivity. The second section examines relevant empirical work that has been done on the … the international case studies of the effects of open and competitive markets on innovation and productivity. The report …

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The Challenge of Total Factor Productivity

Diewert, Erwin - In: International Productivity Monitor 1 (2000) Fall, pp. 45-52

In this article, as part of the symposium on total factor productivity, Erwin Diewert of the University of British Columbia provides a comprehensive discussion of what is needed to develop reliable measures of total factor productivity in terms of output and the different classes of inputs. He...

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