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Spatial Decisions of Multinational Enterprises and their Effect on Local Firms
The author argues that the growth theory is not well suited to model multinational enterprises and their effect on local firms. The main reason is that neither firms nor market structure (and with it the degree of competition) can be explicitly modeled by growth theory.
International Business and Development Economics: A Winning Combination
The main argument of the paper is that development economics and international business do approach a very similar issue, but they do it from two different dimensions perpendicular to each other.
Regional Policy, Integration and the Location of Industry in a Multiregion Framework
This paper analyses the interaction of economic integration and some typical regional policies in a new economic geography model with three regions of different size. The policies analysed are when the government controls the location of industry through location permits, infrastructure investments, and subsidies to the establishment of industry.
Anchors of Creativity: How Do Public Universities Create Competitive and Cohesive Communities?
This paper begins by outlining the recent literature on regional economic development, innovation and the role of the university in anchoring the competitiveness and cohesion of communities.
Advancing Vermonts Creative Economy
The report offers recommendations that include collaboration among government entities, cultural organizations, and the private sector that utilizes cultural resources. A key observation of the reports findings is strengthening the creative sector will take a long-term and incremental effort, but pressing needs must be addressed in order to assure its future competitiveness.
Study Into the Alliance Capability Development Process
In order to understand differences in alliance performance and rent generation between firms,
the authors conceptually investigate the capability development process.
Evolution of Alliance Capabilities
This paper assesses the effectiveness and differential performance effects of learning
mechanisms on the evolution of alliance capabilities. The paper also analyzes to what extent intra-firm learning mechanisms help firms evolve their alliance capability and create competitive heterogeneity.
Science and Innovation Investment Framework 2004-2014
The framework sets out the Government’s ambition for United Kingdom science and innovation over the next decade, in particular their contribution to economic growth and public services, and the attributes and funding arrangements of a research system capable of delivering this.
Technology Strategy and Development in the Commonwealth
The report is a response to the challenges facing not only the Secretary of Technology, but the challenge Virginia faces in a global 21st century information-age society driven by technology.
Indiana Health Forum Critical Mass Report 2004
The study is the states first attempt to examine and catalogue the entire breadth of the health industry with its extended tiers, and it identifies opportunities to leverage the states industry assets into economic gain for all state residents.