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Pharmaceutical Research in Wilhelmine Germany : The Case of E. Merck

Burhop, Carsten - 2008

In this paper, we describe the emergence and evolution of pharmaceutical research at the German company E. Merck during the late 19th and early 20th century. Revolutionary changes in the scientific knowledge base, especially the rise of bacteriological research, and the market entry of dyestuff...

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R&D Models : Lessons from Vaccine History

Wilson, Paul; Post, Sarah; Srinivas, Smita - 2014

A preventive HIV vaccine offers the best hope for ending the AIDS pandemic. Scientific evidence suggests that an HIV vaccine is possible, and funding for HIV vaccine research and development (R&D) has increased substantially in recent years. The speed of progress toward an HIV vaccine will...

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The Demographic and Economic Drivers of Broadband Adoption in the United States

Ford, George S.; Koutsky, Thomas; Spiwak, Lawrence J. - 2008

In this Policy Paper, we analyze the variation in broadband adoption rates among the respective United States. Significantly, we find that 91% of the variation is explained by demographic and economic conditions, such as household income, education and, most significantly, income inequality. Our...

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Plural-Entrepreneurial Activity for a Single Start-Up : A Case Study

Burger-Helmchen, Thierry - 2013

linked to technological innovation and exploitation, service entrepreneurship, and organizational-marketing entrepreneurship …

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Technology and Taxation in Developing Countries : From Hand to Mouse

Bird, Richard M.; Zolt, Eric M. - 2008

developing countries from technological changes and provides some promising examples of technological innovation and application …

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Internal Sequential Innovations and Market Value

Liu, Kun; Arthurs, Jonathan D.; Cullen, John B.; Li, Sheng - 2013

. Specifically, we show that for public corporations in four innovation-intensive industries from 1980 to 1994, the depth and …

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The Collaborative Work Concept and the Information Systems Support : Perspectives for and from Manufacturing Industry

Moniz, António B. - 2015

Most of the discussion and controversy on organisation of work concepts has been referenced to the manufacturing industry along the 20th century: it started with the concept of "scientific management" from Taylor, and continued with the new ideas on the importance of human factors as Mayo...

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The Dynamics of Research Joint Ventures : A Panel Data Analysis

Duso, Tomaso; Pennings, Enrico; Seldeslachts, Jo - 2008

The aim of this paper is to test the determinants of Research Joint Ventures' (RJVs) group dynamics. We look at entry, exit and turbulence in RJVs that have been set up under the US National Cooperative Research Act, which allows for certain antitrust exemptions in order to stimulate firms to...

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Environmentally-Oriented Innovative Strategies and Firm Performances in Services - Micro-Evidence from Italy

Mazzanti, Massimiliano; Cainelli, Giulio; Zoboli, Roberto - 2015

with 20 or more employees comprising 1993-1995 CIS II data on firm innovation strategic motivations and 1995-1998 data on … model in which the covariates include firm strategies (innovation and environmental), and a set of other explanatory … negative impact from environmental innovation strategy, implying either a short-medium effect, possibly balanced in the long …

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Firm Value and Geographic Competitive Advantage : Evidence from the U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry

Boasson, Vigdis; Boasson, Emil; MacPherson, Alan; Shin, … - 2007

This paper examines the effects of geographic sources of competitive advantage on firm value among publicly-traded pharmaceutical companies in the United States. A central argument is that firm value responds positively to geographic factors. We hypothesize that firm value is influenced by the...

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