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The Role of Clusters in the Global Innovation Strategy of MNEs : Theoretical Foundations and Evidence from the Basel Pharmaceutical Cluster

Gugler, Philippe ; Keller, Michael ; Tinguely, Xavier

In: Competitiveness Review, 2015, vol. 25, no. 3, p. 324-340

Purpose – This paper aims to focus on the role of clusters as home and host country- specific advantages for multinational enterprises (“MNEs”) in the organization of their internal and external networks to optimize the diffusion and generation of new knowledge. Strategic asset-seeking investment has been a major driver of the internalization of innovation activities performed by MNEs...

Technology-Sourcing Investment Abroad as an Enhancer of Chinese MNEs’ Innovative Capabilities

Gugler, Philippe ; Vanoli, Laura

In: International Journal of Emerging Markets, 2015, vol. 10, no. 2, p. 243-271

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to focus on Chinese firms’ innovation processes that are induced by foreign direct investment abroad. The study uses a patent and citation analysis to examine the extent to which investments abroad contribute to enhancing these firms’ innovative capabilities. More specifically, this study focusses on the role of foreign location competitiveness as...

Long-term Relationships: Static Gains and Dynamic Inefficiencies

Hémous, David ; Olsen, Morten

In: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2018, vol. 16, no. 2, p. 383-435

Building an "international code for public education”: Behind the scenes at the International Bureau of Education (1925-1946)

Hofstetter, Rita

In: PROSPECTS, 2015, vol. 45, no. 1, p. 31-48

Does patenting help or hinder open innovation? Evidence from new entrants in the solar industry

Zobel, Ann-Kristin ; Balsmeier, Benjamin ; Chesbrough, Henry

In: Industrial and Corporate Change, 2016, vol. 25, no. 2, p. 307-331

The education policies of international organizations: Specific differences and convergences

Akkari, Abdeljalil ; Lauwerier, Thibaut

In: PROSPECTS, 2015, vol. 45, no. 1, p. 141-157

The Impact of Environmentally Friendly Innovations on Value Added

Soltmann, Christian ; Stucki, Tobias ; Woerter, Martin

In: Environmental and Resource Economics, 2015, vol. 62, no. 3, p. 457-479

The patent buyout price for human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine and the ratio of R&D costs to the patent value

Songane, Mario ; Grossmann, Volker

In: PLOS One, 2021, p. 1-22

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is responsible for almost all of the 570,000 new cases of cervical cancer and approximately 311,000 deaths per year. HPV vaccination is an integral component of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) global strategy to fight the disease. However, high vaccine prices enforced through patent protection are limiting vaccine expansion, particularly in low- and...

Corporate social responsibility and information and communication technology in the digital age

Schultz, Mario Dominik ; Seele, Peter (Dir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2020 ; 2020COM003.

Pervasive digital technologies are transforming economies and societies worldwide. This dissertation focuses on Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) as the dominant model of business ethics over the last decades, in an attempt to better understand the digital transformation. Digitalization represents a fundamental and challenging transformation and promises to touch on almost all areas of...

The Human Right to Democracy in International Law : Coming to Moral Terms with an Equivocal Legal Practice

Besson, Samantha

In: The Cambridge Handbook of New Human Righs: Recognition, Novelty, Rhetoric, 2020, p. 481-489