This paper presents the results of empirical research conducted during March to September 2009. The study focused on the influence of virtual research and development (R&D) teams within Malaysian manufacturing small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The specific objective of the study is...

This paper presents the results of empirical research conducted during March to September 2009. The study focused on the influence of virtual research and development (R&D) teams within Malaysian manufacturing small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The specific objective of the study is...

Radio frequency identification (RFID) is one of the most influential technologies of the twenty-first century. Today, RFID technology is being applied in a wide array of disciplines in science research and industrial projects. The significant impact of RFID is clearly visible by the rate of...

A key metric for the assessment of innovative activity at the firm level is R&D intensity. R&D intensity is the ratio of a firm's R&D investment to its revenue (the percentage of revenue that is reinvested in R&D). Empirical and anecdotal evidence suggests that R&D intensity within an industry...

The immediate need for servitization and digital technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing and predictive analysis must be addressed in manufacturing industries. This research aims to analyze the impact of manufacturing services transformation management from traditional...

Multinational companies reduce their global effective tax rate by converting manufacturing subsidiaries into "contract manufacturers" and distribution subsidiaries into "commissionaires." The same results could be achieved more efficiently using ISDA swaps

The paper examines CEO turnover and separation of ownership from control in the Russian manufacturing. Empirical analysis is based on micro-data of the recent representative survey «Russian firms in a global economy» conducted in 2014. The data shows that CEO turnover in the Russian...