Is technological innovation the main source of all economic development and change? How might differing research and development systems influence the performance of major nations? Introduction Technological innovation has come to be regarded as a central factor upon which success is contingent (Dodgson and Bessant, 1996: 3; Schumpeter, 1943: 83). Not only has it been considered a promise for generating competitive advantage but it has also been prescribed as a remedy for a broad range of managerial
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Contemporary Developments in Business and Management Kenneth Fee The University of Sunderland © 2013 The University of Sunderland First published September 2013 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without permission of the copyright owner. While every effort has been made to ensure that references to websites are correct at
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International Marketing Strategy, 5th Edition Isobel Doole and Robin Lowe Publishing Director: John Yates Publisher: Jennifer Pegg Development Editor: Lucy Mills Production Editor: Leonora Dawson-Bowling Manufacturing Manager: Helen Mason Senior Production Controller: Maeve Healy Marketing Manager: Angela Lewis Typesetter: Newgen, India Cover design: Adam Renvoize Text design: Design Deluxe, Bath, UK For product information and technology assistance, contact emea.info@cengage.com. For permission
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Attributes Cultural Differences Economic Differences Product and Technical Standards Distribution Strategy A Typical Distribution System Differences between Countries Choosing a Distribution Strategy Communication Strategy Barriers to International Communication Push versus Pull Strategies Global Advertising Pricing Strategy Price Discrimination Strategic Pricing Regulatory Influences on Prices Configuring the Marketing Mix New Product Development The Location of R&D Integrating
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example, the American federal government has put forth a number of laws that regulate the activities of U.S. firms engaged in international trade. However, once outside U.S. borders, American organizations are likely to find that the laws of the other nations differ from those of the U.S. Many legal rights that Americans take for granted do not exist in other countries. Different laws exist in different countries not only in the area of marketing mix variables but also for other business decisions like
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of the most dramatic and significant world trends in the past two decades has been the rapid, sustained growth of international business. Markets have become truly global for most goods, many services, and especially for financial instruments of all types. World product trade has expanded by more than 6 percent a year since 1950, which is more than 50 percent faster than growth of output the most dramatic increase in globalization, has occurred in financial markets. In the global forex markets
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the unabated expansion of Internet access globally all increase the interdependency and interconnections of nation economies across the globe. The need for managers to develop the skills to respond to these pressures affects companies of all sizes. In this chapter, the reader will be introduced to the concepts of international marketing, enabling them to acquire an appreciation of the complexities of marketing on an international basis and of how this activity differs from operating purely in domestic
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review of innovation research in tourism Anne-Mette Hjalager University of Southern Denmark, Niels Bohrsvej 9-10, DK-6700 Esbjerg, Denmark a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received 27 January 2009 Accepted 31 August 2009 Keywords: Innovation Innovation systems Knowledge Clusters Policy a b s t r a c t Over the past two decades, there has been increasing focus on the topic of innovation in tourism. This article reviews the research contributions. Various categories of innovation – product
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growing economic interdependence of countries worldwide through the increasing volume and variety of cross-border transactions in goods and services and of international capital flows through the rapid and widespread diffusion of technology. The fact that is important in today’s globalisation that really matters is that the accelerating speed is very fast. In the past it takes years or decades for influence to be passed for such an impact to be made. But today the influences or transmission
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Journal of Management Studies ••:•• 2012 doi: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2012.01044.x Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Base of the Pyramid: A Recipe for Inclusive Growth or Social Exclusion? joms_1044 1..28 Jeremy Hall, Stelvia Matos, Lorn Sheehan and Bruno Silvestre Simon Fraser University; Simon Fraser University; Dalhousie University; University of Winnipeg abstract Policy makers often see entrepreneurship as a panacea for inclusive growth in underdeveloped ‘Base of the Pyramid’
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