A Joint Virtual Advanced Technology Incubator - A New Pattern of Israeli-Palestinian Economic Cooperation

Schwartz, Dafna; Bar‐El, Raphael; Malul, Miki

doi:10.2202/1554-8597.1113

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“…The use of networking and collaboration with external parties provides access to resources and can assist in promoting innovation (Stanko et al, 2017), especially in small businesses with limited resources Schwartz, 2008, 2009;Mirkovski et al, 2015;Schwartz et al, 2008). In highly complex markets, the need to utilise and mobilise informal knowledge and experience has become obvious (Johannissson, 1998).…”

Section: Innovation Networking and Cooperationmentioning

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Open Innovation in Small Businesses in the Industry and Craft Sectors

Harel

Schwartz

Kaufmann

2019

Int. J. Innov. Mgt.

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The study findings show that the utilization of open innovation (OI) tools is effective in promoting innovation in small businesses. The study differentiated between OI tools aimed at acquiring knowledge in a unidirectional manner from external open sources of information such as Internet searches for professional information or attending professional conferences, and OI tools aimed at obtaining knowledge by interacting with other factors in the business ecosystem. Interestingly, it was found that utilization of unidirectional OI tools contributes more to the level of product innovation, while utilization of networking and external collaboration contributes more to levels of process and marketing innovation, respectively. In addition, the study clarified that these businesses maintain connections to promote innovation mainly with entities in their closest business environment, based on commercial relationships with their suppliers and customers. The empirical study was conducted through face-to-face interviews on a sample of 202 small businesses in the industry and craft sectors. The theoretical contribution of the research stems from its focus on a group of businesses that has rarely been the focus of studies on innovation. The use of face-to-face interviews as a research tool facilitated the attainment of knowledge that is generally not readily accessible. The study may contribute in a practical manner to assisting small businesses in the development and implementation of appropriate OI tools for promoting innovation and enable them to reach beyond their closest business environment.

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Section: Innovation Networking and Cooperationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Open Innovation in Small Businesses in the Industry and Craft Sectors

Harel

Schwartz

Kaufmann

2019

Int. J. Innov. Mgt.

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The role of academic institutions in mitigating the Israeli–Palestinian conflict

Malul

Schwartz

Bar‐El

2016

Journal of Policy Modeling

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Not a Conflict Only: Potential for Digital Interaction between Israel and Palestine

Babenkova

Maryasis

Morozov

2022

Vestn. Ross. univ. družby nar., Ser. Meždunar. otnoš.

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The acceleration of digitalization processes, caused, in particular, by the pandemic of the new coronavirus, makes it possible to more seriously consider new technologies as a tool for solving a number of socio-economic problems, both at the local and regional and, more broadly, global levels. The relevance of the study lies in the fact that today Israel, not being an exception, has become a participant in the process of involving digital technologies to solve government problems, and the study of such opportunities can become a new contribution to the solution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The agreements on cooperation between Israel and a number of Arab countries in the Middle East reached in 2020 contribute to increasing the degree of integration of this state into regional processes. The authors of the article set themselves the goal of demonstrating the opportunities that digital technologies open up to ensure interaction between the business communities of Israel and Palestine at the present stage, even in the context of the ongoing conflict. Among the materials, in addition to the collection of scientific classical proven literature of specialists in the Middle East, the authors used scientific and practical developments in the field of economics and crisis management, which made it possible to more accurately assess the situation and obtain reliable results. Among the methods, the authors used the method of decomposition of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the allocation of levels of digitalization and the subsequent construction of the concept of the possible use of digital interaction between the two countries. The result of the study was the development of their own multi-level concept for the development of such interaction, based both on their understanding of digital transformation processes and on the specifics of regional development processes. The central element of the concept developed by the authors of the article is the so-called interaction platforms (IP), which, in fact, being modern online platforms, de facto form a virtual space to ensure the interaction of the two communities in the economic, financial, educational, and social spheres. Thus, the article shows that digitalization makes it possible to overcome the existing barriers to economic development, especially for Palestine. It enables the business community of both countries to considerably reduce the significance of the current unfavorable geopolitical situation and intensify the economic component of bilateral relations. Moreover, the mechanisms we propose can operate in the context of an ongoing conflict, which is of paramount importance, since in this case there is a possibility of a gradual improvement in the economic situation in Palestine.

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A Joint Virtual Advanced Technology Incubator - A New Pattern of Israeli-Palestinian Economic Cooperation

Cited by 3 publications

References 38 publications

Open Innovation in Small Businesses in the Industry and Craft Sectors

Open Innovation in Small Businesses in the Industry and Craft Sectors

The role of academic institutions in mitigating the Israeli–Palestinian conflict

Not a Conflict Only: Potential for Digital Interaction between Israel and Palestine

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