Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade (2011) Vol. 11:3. September, pp. 263-278 DOI 10.1007/s10842-011-0107-4 Publication year: 2011 Pages: 16 Language: English Other articles 565
The study investigates empirically how ownership affects firms domestic employment and its fluctuations. We look at six different ownership categories : first generation family businesses, second generation (or older) family businesses, state-owned companies, foreign-owned companies, publicly listed companies, and others (e.g. co-operatives and non-listed, non-family companies). It turns out that ownership matters. Volatility of employment
Available statistics tell us little about the economic consequences of increasing global dispersion of production processes. In order to shed light on the issue, we perform grass roots detective work to uncover the geography of value added in the case of a Nokia N95 smartphone circa 2007. The phone was assembled in Finland and China.
The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies. Research Papers no. 369 Key words: intermediates trade, supply chain, trade collapse JEL: F14 Publication year: 2011 Pages: 190 Language: English Other articles 592
If entrepreneurs are understood to be individuals who perceive new opportunities, introduce them in the market place, and make decisions regarding the organization of production, they may be considered to be the primary source of a societys economic well-being. If such entrepreneurship is lacking, an economy is necessarily regressive. Measuring such entrepreneurship, which may also
The Evaluation of the Finnish National Innovation System There is nothing in the logic of innovation that leads to emphasizing the supply of or the demand for novel ideas. Arguing for either side is misguided. The two sides are complementary. Thus, we welcome the balanced view implied in Finlands new innovation strategy (Aho et al.,
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