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and Medium enterprises (SMEs). Seemingly, a successful R&D is a task of innovation processes and development of R …&D networks with allied companies. There is a perceived lack of understanding regarding the importance of SMEs and their need to … article presents R&D network issues from the perspective of their impact on value creation in SMEs. The fundamental trend to …
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' networking, collaboration and mutual learning in implementing innovation. The characteristics of interactions between actors …
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Social networks matter in the innovation processes of young and small firms, since lsquo;innovation does not exist in a vacuum (Van De Ven, 1986: 601).' The contacts a firm has could both generate advantages for further innovation and growth, and disadvantages leading to inertia and stagnation....
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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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hierarchical levels. In many SMEs, however, such formal mechanisms are complemented or even replaced by informal social networks … among managers and employees. Despite the relevance of intraorganizational networks, past research on SMEs, however, was … focused mainly on the interorganizational level of analysis. To cover this gap, we map ego networks of senior managers in SMEs …
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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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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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