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Experimentation with Strategy and the Evolution of Dynamic Capability in the Indian Pharmaceutical Sector

Athreye, Suma; Kale, Dinar; Ramani, Shyama V. - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2008

This paper demonstrates that radical regulatory changes can be tantamount to technological revolutions by studying Indian pharmaceutical firms. It shows that radical regulatory changes such as the Indian Patent Act of 1970, the New Industrial Policy of 1991 and the signing of TRIPS (Trade...

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A percolation model of eco-innovation diffusion: the relationship between diffusion, learning economies and subsidies

Cantono, Simona; Silverberg, Gerald - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2008

An obstacle to the widespread adoption of environmentally friendly energy technologies such as stationary and mobile fuel cells is their high upfront costs. While much lower prices seem to be attainable in the future due to learning curve cost reductions that increase rapidly with the scale of...

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Internationalization and Technological Catching Up of Emerging Multinationals: A Case Study of China's Haier Group

Duysters, Geert; Jacob, Jojo; Lemmens, Charmianne; Hu, … - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2008

In recent years, a number of firms from Asia and Latin America have been internationalizing their businesses to access new markets and to acquire new technology. This follows similar attempts only a few years earlier by leading firms from countries such as Korea and Taiwan. Much research has...

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Technology Supply Chain or Innovation Capacity?: Contrasting Experiences of Promoting Small Scale Irrigation Technology in South Asia

Hall, Andy; Clark, Norman; Naik, Guru - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2007

The most effective approach to agricultural technology promotion and innovation is still a source of considerable … agricultural innovation stress the importance of institutional change and give emphasis to the need to develop innovation capacity … (v) Market demand as key an incentive for innovation; and (vi) Policies and institutional innovations to ensure adequate …

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Are Firms That Received R&D Subsidies More Innovative?

Mohnen, Pierre; Bérubé, Charles - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2007

This paper looks at the effectiveness of R&D grants for Canadian plants that already benefit from R&D tax credits. Using a non-parametric matching estimator, we find that firms that benefited from both policy measures introduced more new products than their counterparts that only benefited from...

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Radical versus Non-Radical Inventions

Schoenmakers, Wilfred; Duysters, Geert; Vanhaverbeke, Wim - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2008

also on the importance of alliances and an open innovation system for the development of radical inventions. …

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Alliance block composition patterns in the microelectronics industry

Duysters, Geert; Lemmens, Charmianne - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2008

In this note we examine whether a position in a technology alliance block is accessible to everyone. It appears that partners are selected on the basis of distinctive attributes they have, which can inhibit outsiders to join these alliance groups. Our findings clearly indicate that alliance...

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Measuring the Effectiveness of R&D Tax Credits in the Netherlands

Lokshin, Boris; Mohnen, Pierre - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2007

This paper examines the impact of the Dutch R&D fiscal incentive program, known as WBSO, on R&D capital formation. Taking a factor-demand approach we measure the elasticity of firm R&D capital accumulation to its user cost. An econometric model is estimated using a rich unbalanced panel covering...

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Human resource management and learning for innovation: pharmaceuticals in Mexico

Santiago-Rodriguez, Fernando - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2010

knowledge. Learning for innovation is a key ingredient of catching-up processes. The analysis builds on survey data about … innovation goals pursued by the firm. Practices such as training-- particularly from external partners; and remuneration for … performance are conducive to learning for innovation. …

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