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R&D drivers and obstacles to innovation in the energy industry

Costa-Campi, Maria Teresa; Duch-Brown, Néstor; … - Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB), Facultat … - 2013

The energy industry is facing substantial challenges that require innovation to be fostered. Nevertheless, levels of R …&D investment and innovation remain quite low in comparison with other sectors. In this paper we analyse the main drivers of R …&D investment and obstacles to innovation in the energy industry. We examine, firstly, whether the stated R&D objectives pursued by …

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Tax policy and innovation: A search for common ground

Courvisanos, Jerry; Laramie, Anthony J.; Mair, Douglas - In: European Journal of Economics and Economic Policies: … 6 (2009) 2, pp. 271-287

innovation', akin to Kalecki's 'political aspects of full employment'. A Kaleckian balanced budget approach allied to fiscal …

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Patenting in family firms

Tognazzo, Alessandra; Destro, Federica; Gubitta, Paolo - Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche "Marco Fanno", … - 2012

In this paper we analyze patenting activities of family businesses, as compared to non-family ones. The main question is whether family business patent more or less. Then, we also analyze the composition of the inventor group and patent characteristics. To investigate these issues we analyzed a...

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Interoperability and Market Foreclosure In the European Microsoft Case

Kühn, Kai Uwe; Reenen, John Van - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2008

incentives and (b) innovation effects of the proposed remedy. We discuss the economic basis for the Commission's claims that … and argue that the effects on innovation are not unambiguously negative as Microsoft claim. We conclude with some general … implications of the case for anti-trust enforcement in high innovation sectors. …

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Customers’ Perceptions Regarding Channel Innovation in the Retail Banking Sector: a study on Internet Banking in Romania

Maria, Roºu Anca - In: Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series XI (2011) 1, pp. 1852-1856

The banking industry has undergone significant operational changes over the last decade, thanks to advances in information technology. The rapid diffusion on the Internet has revolutionized the delivery channels used by the financial services industry. This article examines consumers’...

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Poles of Competitiveness Policy of the European Union Member States

Nicoleta, Asaloº - In: Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series XII (2012) 1, pp. 310-313

Both at micro, meso, macro or megaeconomic intensity of competition coupled with the phenomena of globalisation of economy, fast technological changes, especially of computers and telecommunications, prograssive liberalisation of international trade are key elements that influence...

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Globalization, Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Anca, Stan ªtefania - In: Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series XII (2012) 1, pp. 1166-1169

New product innovation often comes from small business. Most the radical inventions of the last century, such as the …

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Quality Management in the Knowledge Based Economy – Kaizen Method

Viorica, Popa Liliana - In: Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series X (2010) 2, pp. 652-654

In the knowledge based economy, organisations are influenced by the quality movement, Kaizen, which plays a strategic role for optimization of organizational capabilities of managers as well as of all the employees. Kaizen represents the philosophy of continuous improvement, until the economic...

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On the Competitiveness, between Inputs and Outputs. Romania’s Case in the EU

Cristina, Drumea; Cerasela, Spatariu Elena - In: Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series XI (2011) 2, pp. 385-390

Education, R&D, Innovation) and ranking on competitiveness in the EU and even worldwide. We find that there is a weak …

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Innovation in Financial Services – A Theoretical Approach to Sustainable Structural Change

Voicu-Dorobanþu, Roxana; Cantemir, Cãlin Adrian - In: Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series XII (2012) 1, pp. 1762-1767

The present paper presents a theoretical analysis of the approaches on innovation as a determinant of organizational … change. A relevant area where technology has produced many effects, bringing the need for innovation in services offered is … the financial sector. Following a review of theories on innovation and its propagation, the paper presents the impact on …

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