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The “KIBS engine” of regional innovation systems:Empirical Evidence from European regions
No full textThe ‘KIBS engine’ of Regional Innovation Systems: empirical evidence from European regions
No full textKnowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) are key players in innovation systems, particularly in advanced regions where manufacturing competitiveness largely depends on knowledge contents provided by highly specialized suppliers. This paper investigates the relationship between KIBS and the structure and performance of regional innovation systems in Europe. It maps the co-evolution between KIBS and manufacturing in European regions, identifying emergent typologies of regional innovation systems. Results show that KIBS are a defining element of innovation-oriented regions, whereas their scarcity and slow growth distinctively characterize poor performing innovation systems. However, the analysis also identifies a set of core manufacturing regions in Europe, which are evolving along a different trajectory into knowledge-oriented service-manufacturing complexes
THE EMERGENCE OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN THE ICT FIELD: MAIN ACTORS, GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION AND KNOWLEDGE SOURCES
No full textWORKING PAPER N. 37. UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA
Objectives, obstacles and drivers of ICT adoption. What do IT managers perceive?
No full textWe consider a sample of IT managers in SMEs in Italy and investigate what influences their evaluation of the objectives of, the obstacles to and the drivers of ICT adoption. Our results show that adoption decisions are highly path-dependent, as managers’ perceptions of the benefits of technologies significantly depend on previously adopted technologies and equipment. Firm specific characteristics, such as firm size and cost structures, also matter,
though to a lesser extent. In terms of policy and managerial implications, our empirical findings suggest that in contexts where network effects matter, obstacles to adoption are eased by the development of compatible standards in the market. Furthermore, the diffusion of standards and information reduces uncertainties about innovations and might prove a successful strategy for encouraging their adoption by SMEs
How do new Technologies Emerge? A Patent_Based Analysis of ICT-Related New Industrial Activities.
No full textGreen technological diversification: The role of international linkages in leaders, followers and catching-up countries
No full textDeterminanti dell’adozione di standard per reti locali: evidenza empirica su un campione di imprese in Italia
No full textIn this paper we analyse the determinants of adoption of new technologies for local area networks (LAN). By considering a sample of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) operating
in Italy, we focus in particular on the determinants of their decision to adopt Fast Ethernet. The empirical evidence shows that both expectations and network effects significantly affect
the probability of adoption
Adoption of VoIP applications in public and private organisations
No full textWe provide evidence on the determinants of diffusion of Voice over IP (VoIP) applications in a sample of public and private organizations in Italy. We first review the recent developments in the technology in order to identify the current trends and the costs and benefits of VoIP adoption. Second, we discuss the recent policy efforts at the European level toward the implementation of the technology. Third, we present an empirical investigation. Our results suggest that organizations become more likely to adopt as time goes by, and that the decision to adopt is mostly affected by size and availability of financial resources. Organizations can benefit from IP communications systems, because they offer cost savings and enhanced applications facilitating network management and on-line transactions. However, technical shortcomings, established habits and practices, and legacy network investments can inhibit adoption. This explains why firms are more likely to adopt as time passes and why small organizations are more inclined to adopt than larger ones
Expectations, network effects and timing of technology adoption: some empirical evidence from a sample of SMEs in Italy
No full textDiffusion, Network Effects, Expectations, LAN equipment, O33, L63, L26,
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