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Firm-level human capital and innovation : evidence from China

Sun, Xiuli; Li, Haizheng; Ghosal, Vivek - 2017

include skilled human capital (number of highly educated workers), general manager’s education and tenure, and management team …'s education and age. We find that skilled human capital has a significant positive effect on firms' innovation, while the … role in firm innovation in metropolitan cities, while it is the General Manager's education that has a positive and …

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ICT adoption in micro and small firms : can internet access improve labor productivity?

Viollaz, Mariana - 2017

This paper analyzes the impact of internet adoption on labor productivity in Peruvian micro and small manufacturing firms over the period 2011-2013. Instrumental variables estimates show that internet adoption: (i) increases firms' labor productivity; (ii) reallocates employment away from...

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Which innovations for circular business models? : a product life-cycle approach

Chioatto, Elisa; Zecca, Emy; D'Amato, Alessio - 2020

The Circular Economy concept has emerged to face current unsustainable economic trends. Circularity requires to go beyond mainstream linear business models in favour of new design strategies and production processes able to support an efficient use and a continuous flow of resources. Clarifying...

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Cooperation in R&D and sample selection

Piga, Claudio A.; Vivarelli, Marco - 2002

This study explicitly takes into account that the decision to enter into a cooperative R&D relationship is related to the antecedent decision to carry out R&D. This calls for a methodological approach that, at the same time, allows the joint analysis of the determinants of the two decisions and...

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Technological change, entry and stock market dynamics : an analysis of transition in a monopolistic economy

Datta, Bipasa; Dixon, Huw - 2002

This paper explores an equilibrium model for industry entry dynamics and technological change. We focus on the share valuation of firms in the transition as technology changes, and whether or not share prices are always increasing when technology improves. We find that there can be a U-shaped...

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Identifying leadership skills required in the digital age

Klus, Milan Frederik; Müller, Julia - 2020

How should executives lead organisations and their employees in an increasingly digitalized business environment and what skills are needed to succeed? Although the evolution of digital technologies considerably changes working environments in organisations and creates new challenges for...

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Solar grid parity dynamics in Italy : a real option approach

Biondi, Tommaso; Moretto, Michele - 2013

Over the past three years Italy has witnessed a rapid growth in the photovoltaic energy market, followed by an equally sudden decline when the government decided to reduce the incentives. This sharp change in the trend of the market calls into question the achievement of Grid Parity and the...

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The learning process and technological change in wind power : evidence from China's CDM wind project

Tang, Tian; Popp, David - 2014

The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is a project-based carbon trade mechanism that subsidizes the users of climate-friendly technologies and encourages technology transfer. The CDM has provided financial support for a large share of Chinese wind projects since 2002. Using pooled...

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Slow recognition of seminal papers and fast growth of author connectivity in economics

Haghani, Milad; Hensher, David A.; Greene, William H. - 2023

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Technology adoption in education : usage, spillovers and student achievement

Bergman, Peter - 2016

Given significant expenditures on education technologies, an important question is whether these products are adopted …

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