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Showing 1 to 20 of 78 for “"technological capabilities"”.
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Inter-temporal Effect of Technological Capabilities on Firm Performance: a Longitudinal Study of the U.s. Computed Tomography Industry (1972-2002)
In this dissertation, I investigate how capabilities drive firm performance as an industry evolves. I show that in spite of significant research on firm capabilities, we do not understand whether technological capabilities continue to drive firm performance as an industry evolves or whether they …
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A kutatás-fejlesztési és innovációs hálózatok hatása a vállalkozások tudományos és technológiai képességeinek fejlődésére: Autóipari tudásközpontok Magyarországon = The role of R&D and innovation networks in enhancing the scientific and technological capabilities of Hungarian enterprises. Knowledge networks in the Hungarian automotive industry
A kutatás-fejlesztési és innovációs (KFI) hálózatok a múlt század utolsó harmadában kezdtek kialakulni, s az elmúlt három évtized ezen együttműködések térnyeréséről szólt. Az innováción alapuló verseny kibontakozása, a növekvő tudásintenzitás meghatározóvá tette a kutatás-fejlesztés, az innováció, …
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Solar capabilities : promoting, technological learning in South Africa's photovoltaic supply industry
I explore the mechanisms through which technological capabilities have been built in the market for photovoltaic (PV) module and balance of system (BOS) manufacture in South Africa. Drawing on the literature on technology transfer and economic development, my aim is to identify the relative …
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Technological overlap and the performance implications for the acquisition of small technology firms
… three essays, I focus on how the overlap in the technological knowledge possessed by the target firm and the acquiring firm affect acquisition performance. The first essay of my dissertation submits that our current understanding of technological overlap is incomplete. I maintain that …
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Technologies of perception : searches for life and intelligence beyond Earth
… in the late 1950s in the United States gained technological capabilities to test for signs of extraterrestrial life. While exobiologists developed visual techniques to detect whether sites beyond Earth might harbor microbes, "biosignatures," radio astronomers searched for extraterrestrial …
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Building China's high-tech telecom equipment industry : a study of strategies in technology acquisition for competitive advantage
… have mostly emphasized developing their own capabilities in product development, rather than calling upon formal technology transfers through foreign direct investment (FDI) initiatives. A significant challenge faced by local firms, however, is that foreign equipment manufacturers possessing …
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The progression of photographic image manipulation in communication: An argument against the "revolution" of technological change
… regard as a "revolution." The various stages of technological progression are examined using examples according to Brian Winston's model of technological change. These stages include: scientific competence, ideation, prototypes, supervening necessity, invention, the 'law' of the suppression of …
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The Protagonist: Using Artificial Intelligence & Storytelling to Make Value-Based Career Decisions
… that support its design. A brief review of the technological capabilities that enable text analysis automation would also be discussed.
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Cycles of Economic and Technological Change in Latecomer Aerospace Industries = A gazdasági és technológiai változás ciklusai a repülőgépgyártás későn jövőinek tükrében
… interdependence of economies, expand and deepen technological capabilities of the world, and reshuffles centers of global political power. The aircraft industry lies at the center of these processes in all its aspects: it is a capital- and knowledge-intensive, strategic sector, characterised by …
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The Rise of Regional Hegemons: Assessing Implications for the International System through a Neo-realist Perspective
… for an increased investment in military and technological capabilities. Consequently, these rapidly developing nations are able to influence the international system. To see how much of an effect these rapidly developing nations are having within the international system, they will be …
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Multinational enterprises, technology transfer and spillovers: panel data evidence from UK manufacturing industry
… human capital are high lighted along with the technological capabilities of locally owned firms.<br/><br/>Using the theoretical framework, empirical models are developed and several propositions are tested. There are a number of important findings from the econometric analysis. First, …
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Exploring capabilities driving SME development of technological readiness within the marine sector
… environment to keep pace with the turbulent technological advances, and most new technologies fail to traverse the gap between the proof-of-concept and prototype demonstrated in the relevant environment (valley of death between TRL 3 to 7). This requires detailed real-time information on the …
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Industrial Policy and Global Value Chains: The experience of Guangdong, China and Malaysia in the Electronics Industry
… often find it difficult to accumulate enough capabilities to operate in the technological frontier, even after decades of supplying lead firms. Drawing on three literatures (industrial policy, GVCs and technological capabilities), this thesis argues that in the absence of industrial policy to …
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The impact of government policies on industrial evolution : the case of China's automotive industry
… highly fragmented, still lacks independent technological capabilities, and relies on the international automakers which have gradually dominated the passenger car market in China over the time of protection.
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A systems engineering analysis of unmanned maritime systems for U.S. Coast Guard missions
… safety, security and stewardship. Current UMS technological capabilities coupled with USCG mission needs motivate an analysis of proposed USCG UMS through a systems engineering methodology. This work begins by decomposing the capability needs for USCG UMS by developing a series of concepts of …
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Feasibility Analysis and Fuel Burn Benefits of Relaxing Constraints in High Altitude Cruise
… levels, and it was found that, given sufficient technological capabilities for alerting at the 25 NM reaction distance, most centers would have fewer than 10 alerts per hour during the nighttime period. Boston, Miami, and Seattle appeared especially promising, with approximately one alert per …
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Technological learning and the evolution of the Indian pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical sectors
… by three features considered analogous to technological stagnation: low R&D investments, "copying" on-patent drugs (legal in India if a novel process is found) and manufacturing off-patent, generic drugs. Yet, some firms are innovating in drug discovery and development and the total number …
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Characterization on a magnetically levitated testbed for electrospray propulsion systems
… reducing costs while still having impressive technological capabilities, their popularity among the space community is increasing at a very fast rate. Propulsion systems for these class of spacecraft are very limited. One promising technology is the ion Electrospray Propulsion System (iEPS) …
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Technological change for environmental improvement : the case of the Mexican automobile sector
… was to articulate the processes and factors of technological change that promote environmental improvement while contributing to development goals in the Mexican automobile sector. The motivation stemmed from the need for air pollution mitigation in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area (MCMA). The …
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Implementation of a manufacturing technology roadmapping initiative
… planning is a core competency of companies using technological capabilities for competitive advantage. It is also a competency with which many large companies struggle due to the cross-functional knowledge that needs to be shared, the varying perspectives that must to be aligned, the complicated …
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