Essays about: "knowledge spillover"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words knowledge spillover.

1. 1. Proximity to Dissimilar Firms and Universities: Investigating the Impact on Start-up Survival Rates in Sweden and the United States

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Johan Birgersson; [2023-07-19]
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   Abstract : This study explores the impact of proximity to dissimilar firms and universities on start-up survival rates in Sweden and the United States. By investigating the relationship between firm density and start-up survival in two countries with distinct institutional contexts, this research aims to contribute to the existing literature. READ MORE

3. 2. A Zombie Outbreak - A Study of Unhealthy Firms' Influence on Healthy Firms' Growth Progression In Sweden.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Jacob Tjerneld; Jacob Wennberg; [2023]
   Keywords : Zombie firms; spillover effects; capital misallocation; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper examines the impact of zombie firms on healthy companies’ growth indicators in the Swedish market. By utilising fixed-effects regression analysis and analysing a comprehensive data set, the paper aims to shed light on the dynamics between zombies’ effects on nonzombies’ development. READ MORE

4. 3. Exploring Contextual Barriers to Implementing Mission-Oriented Innovation Towards Achieving Bioeconomic Shifts : A Case Study of Uppsala Region

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

   Author : Julian Strömqvist; [2023]
   Keywords : Bioeconomy; Bioeconomic shifts; Mission-oriented innovation; Innovation policy; Grand challenges; explicit knowledge; tacit knowledge; codification;

   Abstract : Tackling grand challenges such as anthropogenic climate change, urgently requires an increase in bio-based resource utilization in regard to offsetting fossil dependencies within industrial sectors, also known as bioeconomic shifts. Bioeconomic shifts can be achieved by implementing Mission-oriented innovation (MOI), which concerns facilitating and directing resources towards achieving predetermined missions. READ MORE

5. 4. Inward FDI and InnovationIn the Context of a Least Developed Country - A single case study on the innovation system of Kigali, Rwanda

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Mette Barten; Aron Holmgren; [2022-07-05]
   Keywords : Foreign direct investment; FDI spillover effects; innovation; innovation systems; innovation capabilities; absorptive capacities; Rwanda; Kigali;

   Abstract : Previous research shows a theoretical debate regarding the relationship between inward FDI and local innovation, where researchers argue for further research with a contextual focus. In the setting of Rwanda and its aspiration to transform from a least developed country to a knowledge-based service economy, this case study aims to understand how local actors perceive the relationship between inward FDI and innovation. READ MORE

6. 5. Influenza A in Swedish harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) : a serological study

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

   Author : Johanna Johnsson; [2022]
   Keywords : IAV; influenza A; harbour seals; H10N7; marine mammals; Phoca vitulina; serology; Sweden; virus;

   Abstract : Evidence of infection with influenza A has been documented in several different marine mammals. However, large outbreaks with mass mortalities have only been seen in harbour seals. In 2014, the first outbreak with influenza A virus (IAV) in harbour seals in Europe was reported. READ MORE