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Innovation and the growth of service firms: The Polish case

Szczygielski, Krzysztof; Grabowski, Wojciech; Woodward, … - 2013

investigated the link between innovation performance and employment growth. First we discuss the problem from the theoretical point … of view and then we analyze the relationship between innovation performance and the dynamics of employment in the Polish … the impact of innovation on employment growth depends on the macroeconomic situation. …

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A Blockchain Application in Energy

Hukkinen, Taneli; Mattila, Juri; Ilomäki, Juuso; … - 2017

This report documents a blockchain application developed for the energy sector that enables distributed market coordination for decentralized energy systems. As its core element, it utilizes Ethereum-based smart contracts to facilitate market matching between individual producers and consumers...

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Distributed Workflow Management with Smart Contracts

Hukkinen, Taneli; Mattila, Juri; Seppälä, Timo - 2017

This report documents a blockchain application developed for the real estate sector. The application enables distributed workflow management in a complicated transaction process: the selling of a share of stocks in a housing corporation. As its core element, the application utilizes...

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In search for stability in crypto-assets: Are stablecoins the solution?

Bullmann, Dirk; Klemm, Jonas; Pinna, Andrea - 2019

Stablecoins claim to stabilise the value of major currencies in the volatile crypto-asset market. This paper describes the often complex functioning of different types of stablecoins and proposes a taxonomy of stablecoin initiatives. To this end it relies on a novel framework for their...

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Manufacturing FDI in New EU Member States - Foreign Penetration and Location Shifts between 1998 and 2002

Hunya, Gabor - 2004

Since the late 1990s investors have been faced with new challenges due to changing locational characteristics in the Central European transition countries. Export demand became the main driving force of manufacturing FDI as opposed to local-market penetration in earlier years. In addition,...

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International Trade and Economic Diversification: Patterns and Policies in the Transition Economies

Landesmann, Michael - 2008

This report counter-poses the patterns of trade specialization and trade diversification of two groups of economies the new member states of the European Union, NMS, and the follower countries of the Soviet Union, the NIS (Newly Independent States). It is shown that the NIS export structures are...

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Foreign Direct Investments: A Comparison of EAEU, DCFTA and Selected EU-CEE Countries

Havlik, Peter; Hunya, Gabor; Zaytsev, Yury - 2018

Foreign direct investment (FDI) has been the main driver of restructuring and modernisation in Central and Eastern Europe. This paper looks into FDI stocks and flows in a dynamic and cross-country perspective, comparing the key EAEU countries (Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia) as well as DCFTA...

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Suomalainen teollinen internet - haasteesta mahdollisuudeksi: Taustoittava kooste

Juhanko, Jari; Jurvansuu, Marko; Ailisto, Heikki; … - 2015

The industrial internet has been described as a new industrial revolution, a significant re-shaper of markets and a global impetus for growth. Finland is looking for new growth opportunities and competitive edge in the industrial internet. The Prime Minister’s Office has identified it as one...

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Platform: Historiaa, ominaispiirteitä ja määritelma

Seppälä, Timo; Halén, Marco; Juhanko, Jari; … - 2015

In this report we present the definition for a digital platform. We also define what kinds for characteristics and features are associated with platforms and the platform economy. This report provides background information for policy-makers on digital platforms. It also serves as an...

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Rajaresurssien puute hidastaa teollisen internetin alustaekosysteemien syntyä

Castren, Klaus; Kortelainen, Aleksi; Seppälä, Timo - 2016

We analyze 51 medium-sized manufacturing industry companies identified by Ali-Yrkkö and Rouvinen in their earlier research in 2015. Currently, out of these 51 companies with a staff of 250–499 employees in 2013, none are using digital platforms for business network management. It is typical...

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