This paper investigates the impact of modern information and communication technologies on the demand for heterogeneous labor. It starts with an interrelated factor demand system. The "desired" level of…
In this paper it is tested which of the various alternative approaches for constructing knowledge spillover pools suggested in existing literature measures the extent to which a rm can costlessly receive…
This research is part of an OECD Working Party on SMEs research project on Management Training in SMEs. This project will paint an overall picture of existing training programmes for SME managers. As to this the…
Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings
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1999
The studies in this volume bear witness to a maturing of High Technology Small Firms (HTSF) research. In the past, HTSF research has produced some solid findings, but also several paradoxes: shedding more light…
Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings
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1999
In an a priori view, it is usually assumed that the business cycle of manufacturing industries leads the business cycle of the service sector. This seems to be even more plausible for the relationship between…