New institutional dynamics for the creation of a favorable
environment for competitiveness: hope or reality?
SUMMARY
The purpose of this study has been to identify institutional
factors that have a bearing on the transformation of two Mexican
regions, Jalisco and Chihuahua, closely related to the . . .
Innovation systems based on life sciences: towards a study by
means of constructive approaches.
SUMMARY
This paper discusses innovation processes based on life sciences,
paying special attention to their relevance for underdeveloped
countries. The concept of bio-innovation systems is . . .
R&D in the telecom industry in Brazil: some indicators
involving large transnational companies.
SUMMARY
As a result of changing market needs and growth in competition,
companies' competitiveness is increasingly being determined by
their innovation capacity. This study aims at analyzing . . .
Spillovers from MNCs through worker mobility and technological
and managerial capabilities of SMEs in Mexico.(multinational
corp
SUMMARY
At international level, there is a consensus that the Multinational
Corporations (MNCs) can function as a channel of diffusion of knowledge
and technology, and that they can contribute to . . .
Mexican maquiladoras: new capabilities of coordination and the
emergence of a new generation of companies.
SUMMARY
The assembly industry for export in Latin-American countries such
as Mexico (called maquiladoras or 'in-bond industry') is at
the biggest crossroads in its history. it is observed Auto . . .
Cross border acquisitions and mergers: learning processes of
Mexican corporative groups.
SUMMARY
During the recent years, firms have used acquisitions and mergers
(A&M) as one of the main mechanisms to expand their operations into
international markets. Cross-border acquisitions and . . .
Managing learning in the refrigerator industry: evidence from a
firm-level study in Brazil.
SUMMARY
This paper focuses on some of the implications of intra-firm
learning processes for the manner of firm-level technological capability
accumulation in the context of an . . .
Knowledge circulation in vertically integrated production
networks: cases of the Argentine automotive and iron and steel
industr
SUMMARY
The goal of this article is two-fold: on the one hand, we develop a
methodology that is able to quantify the knowledge circulation inside a
Vertically Integrated Production Network (PNW). . . .
Exchange and knowledge flows between large firms and research
institutions.(Case study)
SUMMARY
One aspect central to the study of the processes of network
construction between academia and the production sector is the knowledge
that is exchanged and that makes up the base upon . . .
Innovation systems and local productive arrangements: new
strategies to promote the generation, acquisition and diffusion of
kno
SUMMARY
The turn of the millennium has been characterized by a high
intensity of changes with significant economic, social and political
impacts. The emergence of a knowledge economy presents . . .
Patterns of technological intensity in Brazilian industry: a
comparative study with developed countries.
SUMMARY
The present work aims to demonstrate that Brazilian industries
display levels of efforts in technology that differ from those
encountered in developed countries. In order to define these . . .
Technological performance, economic performance and behaviour: a
study of Argentinean firms during the 1990s.
SUMMARY
Based on empirical information for the Argentinean case, it is
claimed that the biological metaphor which states that an open market is
sufficient to select the best performing firms is . . .
Introduction: innovation, growth and development in
Latin-America: stylized facts and a policy agenda.
SUMMARY
Many studies have shown that the long-term economic growth of
industrialized economies stems from the enlargement of technological
activities that lead to new products, processes or . . .
Patents, Economics, Policy and Measurement.(Book review)
PATENTS. ECONOMICS, POLICY AND MEASUREMENT F. M. Scherer (2005)
Edward Elgar, Cheltenham UK; ISBN 1845424816; HC; 384 pages; GBP 52.96,
AUD 153.70
There are arguably fewer scholars to date in the . . .
The impact of industry associations: evidence from Statistics
Canada data.
SUMMARY
Industry associations are nonprofit organizations with specialized
knowledge and capabilities that typically perform innovation enabler
roles. I present Statistics Canada data that show . . .
US innovation policy: creating (and expanding) a national agenda
for global competitiveness.
SUMMARY
While many critics of the state of US global competitiveness
believed they were faint voices in the economic policy wilderness, their
concerns were being heeded by a leading national . . .
Strategic management of industrial clusters in Thailand.
SUMMARY
Currently, the Thai government has implemented cluster development
strategies to improve the national economic performance and
technological capabilities. The strategic management of . . .
Transnational policy learning in Europe: attempts to transfer
innovation policy practices.
SUMMARY
Contemporary interest in trans-national policy learning is prompted
by a perceived growth in policy transfers and attention is focused on
measures employed by other countries which may be . . .
Why innovation policies should include a multiple system
perspective: the case of biotechnology in EC Member States'
innovation
SUMMARY
Traditionally, public policies in the field of innovation have been
based on neo-classical assumptions about market failures concerning for
example appropriability conditions and . . .
Success in healthcare technology businesses: coordinating the
value milestones of new product introduction, financial stakeholde
SUMMARY
To get medical products to market, pharmaceutical, biological
product and medical device businesses must successfully progress along a
multidimensional path that leads from discovery or . . .
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