Innovation and productivity in developing countries: A study of Argentine manufacturing firms’ behavior (1992–2001)

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“…Notable exceptions are Chudnovsky et al (2006) and López and Orlicki (2006) for Argentina; Cassiolato et al (2003) and Goedhuys (2007) for…”

Section: Motivation and Previous Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Innovation, R&D Investment and Productivity: Uruguayan Manufacturing Firms

Cassoni

Ramada

2010

SSRN Journal

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“…First, we consider firm size (logSize). Previous studies about innovation in Latin America stressed that the relatively small size of the firms can affect access to the minimum financial and human resources needed to conduct disembodied TI activities (Crespi and Tacsir, 2012;Chudnovsky et al, 2006). Therefore, we expect a positive relationship between the firm's size and TI propensity.…”

Section: Control Variablesmentioning

confidence: 75%

Linking workforce diversity in education, technological innovation strategies and firms´ organization

Bello‐Pintado¹,

Bianchi²

2017

Blucher Engineering Proceedings

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Abstract:This paper analyses the relationship between workforce diversity in education and skills and the propensity to engage in technological innovation (TI) activities in in the Uruguayan manufacture industry. We have distinguished between embodied and disembodied TI. Results show a positive and significant relationship between both diversity in education and skills and disembodied TI activities. Moreover, the moderating role of flexible forms of work organization is positive and significant for diversity in education when firms engage in disembodied TI.Keywords: diversity in education; diversity in skills; disembodied technological innovation; work organization JEL codes: O32 M14 L60 Resumo:O artigo analisa a relação entre a diversidade em educação e competências da força de trabalho e a propensão inovadora das empresas na indústria uruguaia de transformação. Com o intuito de identificar diferentes estratégias inovadoras, distingue-se entre inovações incorporadas em bens de capital de aquelas desincorporadas que a empresa desenvolve. Observa-se um efeito de mediação positiva das formas avançadas de organização do trabalho na relação entre diversidade e propensão inovadora, mas somente quando em aquelas empresas que desenvolveram inovações não incorporadas.Palavras chave: diversidade em educação; inovação tecnológica não incorporada, organização do trabalho Código JEL: O32 M14 L60 2

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“…Así, distintos estudios han identificado de forma empírica distintas barreras a la innovación: Cultura, Estructura empresarial inadecuada, Escasez de recursos necesarios, Incoherencia en los sistemas públicos de promoción de la innovación, Baja valoración social de las actividades orientadas hacia la innovación, Imperfecciones en los mercados de factores y de productos, etc. (Chudnovsky et al, 2006, Galia and Legros, 2004, Baldwin and Lin, 2002, Mohnen and Röller, 2005, Mohnen and Rosa, 2002.…”

Section: Obstáculos a La Innovaciónunclassified

“…• los obstáculos a la innovación (Panagiotis, 2007, Chudnovsky et al, 2006, Galia and Legros, 2004); • los resultados esperados de la innovación (Mansfield, 1996); Para ello, y tomando como indicación la percepción del directivo en relación a estas cuestiones clave del desarrollo de la gestión de la innovación en las empresas, se han definido una serie de variables de escala (ver Tabla 57). …”

Section: Variables Mediadoras De La Gestión De La Innovaciónunclassified

La gestión de la innovación en las empresas vascas. El papel de las herramientas de gestión de la innovación en la eficiencia de la misma y en la de los resultados de innovación.

López¹,

Ignácio²

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Innovation and productivity in developing countries: A study of Argentine manufacturing firms’ behavior (1992–2001)

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Innovation, R&D Investment and Productivity: Uruguayan Manufacturing Firms

Innovation, R&D Investment and Productivity: Uruguayan Manufacturing Firms

Linking workforce diversity in education, technological innovation strategies and firms´ organization

La gestión de la innovación en las empresas vascas. El papel de las herramientas de gestión de la innovación en la eficiencia de la misma y en la de los resultados de innovación.

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