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Showing 1 to 20 of 40 for “"Innovation activities"”.
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A microeconomic study of exporting and innovation activities and their impact on firms: a resource-based perspective
… by the overlapping assumption that these activities are largely determined by the resources/capabilities possessed by firms. Despite their perceived importance, there is a dearth of evidence on how these heterogeneous resources and firm-specific capabilities can be incorporated into …
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User innovation in Internet businesses
This paper examines the concept of user innovation, how this concept has been applied to internet businesses, and behaviors and motivation of the users who have participated in user innovative activities for internet businesses. This thesis presents definitions and characteristics of both user …
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Firm growth, innovation and access to finance: Evidence from European SMEs
… during this period to implement their growth activities. In contrast, firms are less likely to secure loans from banks during this period. Chapter Three examines how SMEs can reduce information asymmetry and increase the probability of obtaining a bank loan. SMEs can easily establish a lending …
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Innovation management in healthcare
Innovation in healthcare is a central way of coping with the changes affecting the healthcare system through the megatrends of demographic change, digitalization as well as the opportunities in the life-sciences sector and the “-omics” subjects. Due to the multiple facets of the topic, research on …
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Innovation, Insight, and Influence: Success Strategies in the Careers of Top R&D Technologists Who Are Women
… R&D organizations can be a challenge in any innovation effort. The challenge may be quantitatively and qualitatively different for members of underrepresented groups in these organizations. Appreciating that members of underrepresented groups may approach innovation activities differently and …
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Essays on the economics of migration and labour: Empirical evidence from the UK
… firms may adjust their product and process innovation activities in response to local labour supply shocks such as immigration inflows. Chapter 3 estimates the causal effect of technological exposure on UK local labour markets while providing suggestive evidence on the role of changes in the …
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A Systems Perspective on Standardisation in Technological Innovation: A Conceptual Framework and a Process Model Supporting Strategic Policy Foresight
… throughout various stages of technological innovation. With increasing awareness of critical roles played by standardisation in supporting a variety of innovation activities, strategic foresight for timely and appropriate standardisation is becoming a crucial innovation policy interest in …
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La gestión de la I+D+i agroalimentaria : un modelo basado en el aprendizaje social
The author has introduced outstanding innovations into the R&D+I management of the Spanish Agri-Food System. Though it is the most difficult sector in the Spanish economy to promote its involvement in research and innovation activities, i.e. because of having the lowest investing activity on the …
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Configurational pathways of government venture capital and their impact on regional innovation : an empirical analysis of Chinese cities
… enablers. Study 3 finds an inverted U-shaped GVC-innovation relationship, which is moderated by fiscal constraints and talent pool. In addition, the inverted U-shaped relationship is more pronounced in areas with lower levels of innovation activities. Theoretically, this thesis integrates GVC …
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Two Essays in Corporate Finance
… The second chapter argues that while corporate innovation facilitates value-creation and long-term growth, patents protect the firm’s innovative findings and intellectual property rights. We suggest that legal expertise of the managers and the board provide valuable legal assistance with the …
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The role and effects of micro finance institutions loan on women micro and small enterprises”: A Case Study of women micro enterprises in Kigoma, Tanzania
… officials affirmed that, the popular kind of innovation activities that is performed is more of adoption and modification than that of introducing completely new products and ways of productions. The study recommends that women’s micro and small scale entrepreneurs who are keen on enhancing …
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The effect of financial development, financial agglomeration, and financial constraint on China’s economic development
… of China, and the financial constraint on firms’ innovation activities. Firstly, to better understand China's financial industry and the influence it has on the country's economic growth, we conducted an assessment of the present status of the development in China's financial sector. Based on …
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Open Innovation Practices and Innovation Performance: A Dynamic Capabilities Approach
… study explores empirically the link between open innovation and dynamic capabilities. The aim is to understand the relevant capabilities required by firms to effectively engage in open innovation practices and how these practices affect innovation performance. The analysis is based on five …
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Facilitating Co-creation in Living Labs
… complex, as it requires the inclusion of more activities and actors than those of traditional closed innovation models. It is thus crucial to identify how co-creation can be facilitated in LLs. In spite of a growing body of literature, an understanding of those factors facilitating cocreation …
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Essays in pharmaceutical economics
… sources that cover both pharmaceutical firms innovation activities as well as the approved product market behavior, I estimate the causal effect of the introduction of the United States 2002 Rare Disease Act, and the European Union 2000 Orphan Drug Act on the equilibrium flow rate of new …
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Integrale Konzeption zur Lösung der «Flächenfalle» im Schweizer Möbelhandel
… as a source of information and inspiration. The innovation activities of retailers in Swiss home furnishings are primarily limited to the goal of increasing efficiency, with barely any scope for pursuing disruptive approaches. Companies are also developing their business model changes mostly …
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Open Innovation in der deutschen Chemie- und Pharmaindustrie: Kollaboration zwischen etablierten Unternehmen und digitalen Startups
… collaborate with digital startups to foster open innovation activities. A critical review of the literature identifies the current level of research. Established corporates often lack a strategic approach to identifying and collaborating with startups. Additionally, cultural differences and …
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Essays on the complex relationships between Innovation and Performance in service firms, with particular reference to financial services: An intellectual capital perspective
Service sector firms have long been neglected in innovation studies despite their increasing importance for economy. However, recent research has revealed that service firms do innovate although they follow distinct paths and reach different outcomes than those of the manufacturing sector. …
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