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29
Aug
2009

Evolutionary paths of R&D Internationalization: The Case of Taiwanese Transnational Corporations

Communications of the IBIMA
Based on data from 75 of the top 1000 Taiwanese manufacturers, we examine how these firms establish their overseas R&D centers and connect with global innovation networks over time by conducting both data searching and in-depth interviews. We categorize four paths of internationalizing R&D for…
27
Aug
2009

The Impact of Technology Development on Youth Consumption Culture: An Empirical Investigation of French Teenage’ Use of Mobile Phone Device

Communications of the IBIMA
The importance of the symbolic properties of goods has been explored among adult consumers, but there have been less attention given to the symbolic consumption of young people. This study explores the subject of symbolic consumption with specific reference to mobile phone devices in the…
26
Aug
2009

Ain’t no Sunshine when the Boom is Gone: Questioning the Roots of Current Global Financial Crisis

Communications of the IBIMA
In autumn 2008 the unrivalled stars of Wall Street and international financial markets have been struggling to understand why the boom was gone, after enjoying years of bright sunshine in financial markets. In this short note, we put forth a new line of political-economy reasoning…
25
Aug
2009

Trust: Facilitator of Knowledge-sharing Culture

Communications of the IBIMA
The culture of trust in the workplace has been shown to have a strong and robust influence that act as an important force behind the sharing of knowledge. In this study, using literature review, we had clearly identified trust as one of the key facilitator…
24
Aug
2009

The Management And Exchange of Knowledge AndInnovation in Environments of Collaborating Small and Medium Sized Enterprises

Communications of the IBIMA
The importance of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) is today far beyond any discussion in countries all over the world - in European countries as well as in Asia and in USA, in Africa as well as in Latin America. To meet market demands…
23
Aug
2009

Proposal of a Framework to Assess International Aid Projects Implementation Readnesss: Important Factors to Consider During the Analysis

Communications of the IBIMA
Project management is used as the main tool for administering aid in developing nations. Unfortunately, the success rate of development aid projects is relatively low. Several explanations have been given for these failures. Clarke (1999) emphasizes the necessity of using instruments and techniques to increase…
21
Aug
2009

Innovative Start-ups & Technology Transfer challenges in the context of Business Internationalization

Communications of the IBIMA
The paper work emphasizes the real contribution of innovative start-ups and technology transfer at the business/economy level and the importance of this process for the internationalization phenomenon. Also it is very important here the creation of a link between educational systems (universities spin-off) and economy…
19
Aug
2009

Future Prospects of Small Scale Industrial Sector Of Punjab: An Empirical Assessment

Communications of the IBIMA
Present study seeks the generation of forecasts of number of units, employment, capital formation and production of small scale industrial sector of Punjab for ensuing decade till 2019-20.Forecasts have been generated for the lead time of thirteen years by using Auto Regressive Integrated Moving Average…
18
Aug
2009

Copyright Protection in Cyberspace: A critical study with reference to Electronic Copyright Management Systems (ECMS)

Communications of the IBIMA
In this paper the author has tried to exhibit that the copyright protection of computer programmes which has though reached to the maturity stage but many question are yet to be answered .Thus a general overview of copyright protects ,followed by examination of the infringing…
15
Aug
2009

A Theoretical Framework for Knowledge Management Process: Towards Improving Knowledge Performance

Communications of the IBIMA
Evidently, there is a strong competition among organizations and rapid changes in business surroundings. Therefore, the organizations start thinking of developing their performance and processes. In this regard, Knowledge Management (KM) processes have turned out nowadays to become an organization strategic resource to the extent…