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The dynamics of resource allocation in research organizations

Filson, Darren - 2000

As a first step towards understanding the evolution of small groups in firms, this paper develops and tests a simple decision-theoretical model of research-unit evolution in which, as managers resolve their uncertainty over time, they shut down under-performing units and remove under-performing...

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Race to the Future: Innovations in Gifted and Enrichment Education in Asia, and Implications for the United States

Ibata-Arens, Kathryn C. - In: Administrative Sciences 2 (2012) 1, pp. 1-25

education policy and practice into a key component of national innovation strategies: human capital development. Asian countries … are developing an emphasis on innovation and creativity at all levels of education, while the United States continues (via … education practices that enrich student learning, helping children to reach their highest potential in some countries, cultural …

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A Bourdieusian Perspective on Acculturation: Mexican Immigrants in the United States

Prieto, Leonel; Sagafi-nejad, Tagi; Janamanchi, Balaji - In: Administrative Sciences 3 (2013) 4, pp. 290-305

This article uses Bourdieu’s theory of practice (BTOP) to understand immigrants’ acculturation. It synthesizes research findings by discussing acculturation as: (1) equalization of immigrants’ and natives’ development (convergence); (2) language and social practices related to economic,...

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Investing in Innovation : A Policy Framework for Attaining Sustainable Prosperity in the United States

Lazonick, William - 2022

“Sustainable prosperity” denotes an economy that generates stable and equitable growth for a large and growing middle class. From the 1940s into the 1970s, the United States appeared to be on a trajectory of sustainable prosperity, especially for white-male members of the U.S. labor force....

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Equity links and information acquisition in biotechnology alliances

Filson, Darren; Morales, Rosa - 2001

We use a simple model of collaborative innovation to structure an empirical analysis of minority equity links in biotechnology alliances between clients and R&D firms. In the model, an equity link is an investment in information acquisition: it improves the ability of the client to learn about...

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American education in the age of mass migrations 1870 - 1930

Murtin, Fabrice; Viarengo, Martina - 2009

rules in the 1920s. -- Education ; migrations ; economic history ; economic development research …

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Sharpe, Andrew - In: International Productivity Monitor 11 (2005) Fall, pp. 1-2

This eleventh issue of the International Productivity Monitor, published by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards, contains seven articles on a range of topics: policies to improve productivity growth in Canada; the causes of lower information and communications technology investment in...

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Sharpe, Andrew - In: International Productivity Monitor 10 (2005) Spring, pp. 1-2

This tenth issue of the International Productivity Monitor produced by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards contains six articles. Topics covered are: the puzzling recent behaviour of labour productivity in Canada; an international perspective on Canada's productivity performance since the...

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Sharpe, Andrew - In: International Productivity Monitor 3 (2001) Fall, pp. 1-2

The third issue of the International Productivity Monitor produced by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards contains six articles that deal with a wide range of issues in the productivity area. Topics covered are the contribution of the information and communications technology sector to...

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Sharpe, Andrew - In: International Productivity Monitor 4 (2002) Spring, pp. 1-2

The fourth issue of the International Productivity Monitor produced by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards contains five articles. Topics covered are: recent productivity developments in the United States and Canada and implications for the Canada-U.S. productivity and income gaps; the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005650247

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