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Information technology, business sustainability and female economic participation in sub-Saharan Africa 撒哈拉以南非洲的信息技术、企业可持续性和女性经济参与

International Journal of Innovation Studies Pub Date : 2023-05-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijis.2023.05.002

Simplice A. Asongu , Mushfiqur Rahman , Mohammad Alghababsheh

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Will Russia become a blueprint for emerging nations’ high-tech reforms? evidence from a 26-countries dataset 俄罗斯会成为新兴国家高科技改革的蓝图吗?来自26个国家数据集的证据

International Journal of Innovation Studies Pub Date : 2023-05-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijis.2023.05.001

Elena G. Popkova , Aleksei V. Bogoviz , Ksenia V. Ekimova , Bruno S. Sergi

{"title":"Will Russia become a blueprint for emerging nations’ high-tech reforms? evidence from a 26-countries dataset","authors":"Elena G. Popkova , Aleksei V. Bogoviz , Ksenia V. Ekimova , Bruno S. Sergi","doi":"10.1016/j.ijis.2023.05.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijis.2023.05.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The central question of this study concerns the emergence of the Russian development model over the past decade. It highlights that this development model could be a blueprint for other emerging markets. Russia is one of the leaders of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, having improved its standing in international ratings for quality of life, human development, sustainable development, innovation, and high technology. Russia's experience can be helpful to developing countries. We study and evaluate innovation in a digital business society amid technological turmoil competing with artificial intelligence. We focus on the digital competitiveness index, the density of robots in industry, and unemployment, thereby building a novel comprehensive dataset of the economy's systemic socioeconomic and technological development under the conditions of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. We draw attention to Russia's new business environment that exhibits valuable specifics (e.g., emerging institutions and imperfect competition as clouds in the business landscape) shaped by its current transitional character. We estimate that technological progress will ensure digitalization, the prevention of extended unemployment, and the achievement of full-scale automation. Russia's innovation policy has substantial advantages for emerging market settings. This study also shows that institutionalizing the new approach provides enduring digital economy advantages for emerging markets, including effectiveness, progressiveness, and sustainability.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36449,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Innovation Studies","volume":"7 4","pages":"Pages 294-306"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41866863","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Motivations for and barriers to innovation in non-profit organizations: The case of nursing homes in Northern Portugal 非营利组织创新的动机和障碍:北葡萄牙养老院的案例

International Journal of Innovation Studies Pub Date : 2023-04-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijis.2023.04.002

Ana Rita Gonçalves Lopes, Aldina Isabel de Azevedo Correia, Alexandra Maria da Silva Braga

{"title":"Motivations for and barriers to innovation in non-profit organizations: The case of nursing homes in Northern Portugal","authors":"Ana Rita Gonçalves Lopes, Aldina Isabel de Azevedo Correia, Alexandra Maria da Silva Braga","doi":"10.1016/j.ijis.2023.04.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijis.2023.04.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>To contribute to the empirical literature on innovation in non-profit organizations, this study examines innovation in Private Social Solidarity Institutions with social responses for the elderly in Northern Portugal. It enriches the literature by clarifying the concept of innovation applied to non-profit organizations, which represents a perspective different from the business context. Moreover, it is important to support the innovation decision-making process in similar non-profit organizations.</p><p>For this study, the population was surveyed through questionnaires based on the PUBLIN research project, which has already been applied in different countries, and the targets were employees of organizations with social responses for the elderly. Our sample is small, with 28 respondent institutions and 51 employees, but it is representative, as it includes institutions from all districts in Northern Portugal. The study employed a quantitative approach, particularly factor analysis, multiple linear regression, and correlation analyses, using scales already applied in other dimensions of the social sector, to understand the effect of each innovation dimension/determinant on creativity and innovation in non-profit organizations. The results show that in these organizations with social responses for the elderly, learning orientation, risk-taking, and job satisfaction have a positive impact on innovation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36449,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Innovation Studies","volume":"8 1","pages":"Pages 25-44"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2096248723000139/pdfft?md5=a9885b9ea2d9dd7da31745839fdd4fac&pid=1-s2.0-S2096248723000139-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45173889","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Empowerment sustainability perspectives for Bahraini women as entrepreneurs 巴林妇女企业家的赋权可持续性前景

International Journal of Innovation Studies Pub Date : 2023-04-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijis.2023.04.003

Rana Ismaeel Alsaad , Allam Hamdan , Ruaa Binsaddig , Mohammad A. Kanan

{"title":"Empowerment sustainability perspectives for Bahraini women as entrepreneurs","authors":"Rana Ismaeel Alsaad , Allam Hamdan , Ruaa Binsaddig , Mohammad A. Kanan","doi":"10.1016/j.ijis.2023.04.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijis.2023.04.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The key objectives of this study were to investigate the factors that empower women entrepreneurs in the Kingdom of Bahrain and to measure the impacts of such factors on their business development and growth. The four main factors covered in this study were gender equality, quality education, sociocultural, and policies. The quantitative method was adopted to obtain the results of a structured survey distributed among 449 women entrepreneurs in the Kingdom of Bahrain registered in the United Nations Industrial Development Organization. A simple random sampling approach was used. This study examined the empowerment perspectives of Bahraini women as entrepreneurs. Hypotheses were developed and tested using statistical tests to significantly identify the impacts of the factors on women entrepreneurs' participation in the country's business activities. The quantitative results of the study showed the importance of empowering women entrepreneurs in business activities in the Kingdom of Bahrain, which leads to their development and the country's economic growth. The findings confirmed the existence and significant impact of three factors, which are quality education, sociocultural, and policies, that empower and support women to start businesses in the Kingdom of Bahrain. No significant effect of the gender equality factor was distinguished. Empowerment and institutional theories were found to be relevant to the context of empowering women as entrepreneurs. The research provided recommendations, such as reinforcing policies that empower entrepreneurs, to enhance the empowerment of women entrepreneurship in the Kingdom of Bahrain.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36449,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Innovation Studies","volume":"7 4","pages":"Pages 245-262"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48861726","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 3

Impacts of internal R&D on firms’ performance and energy consumption: Evidence from Ethiopian firms 内部研发对企业绩效和能源消耗的影响——来自埃塞俄比亚企业的证据

International Journal of Innovation Studies Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijis.2022.09.001

Tsegaye Mulugeta Habtewold

{"title":"Impacts of internal R&D on firms’ performance and energy consumption: Evidence from Ethiopian firms","authors":"Tsegaye Mulugeta Habtewold","doi":"10.1016/j.ijis.2022.09.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijis.2022.09.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In recent decades, with the rapid development of the knowledge economy and science, countries have embraced technical innovation and have gradually increased investment in research and development (R&D). A vast literature indicates that the relationship between R&D and firm performance is highly complex. The evidence suggests that R&D positively influences firm performance, yet findings on the process by which this happens are mixed. Rigorous analyses are required on how R&D investments affect energy consumption. This study explores the impact of R&D investment on the performance and energy consumption of 476 firms in Ethiopia by employing a combination of fixed-effect, propensity score matching, and endogenous treatment effect estimation methods. The empirical results reveal that investment in R&D positively influences both innovation and long-term financial performance but negatively impacts short-term financial performance and energy consumption. The results also show that the impacts of R&D activities vary significantly across different categories of firms, confirming that heterogeneity may be an issue among the firms considered. The results also indicate that the availability of credit is a more important moderating factor in the relationship between R&D investment and firm performance than the legal system is. These results have important implications for firms with growing R&D operations, especially those in developing countries such as Ethiopia. Ethiopian firms should invest more in R&D activities, such as in fundamental and applied research, to improve performance and enhance competitiveness.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36449,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Innovation Studies","volume":"7 1","pages":"Pages 47-67"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43083573","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 5

Unravelling the drivers of technological innovations in the Czech Republic: Do international technological linkages matter? 解开捷克共和国技术创新的驱动力：国际技术联系重要吗？

International Journal of Innovation Studies Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijis.2022.09.002

Samuel Amponsah Odei , Michael Karikari Appiah

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引用次数: 4

The impact of financial inclusion on digital payment solution uptake within the Gulf Cooperation Council Economies 海湾合作委员会经济体中普惠金融对数字支付解决方案采用的影响

International Journal of Innovation Studies Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijis.2022.09.004

Ibrahim Niankara

{"title":"The impact of financial inclusion on digital payment solution uptake within the Gulf Cooperation Council Economies","authors":"Ibrahim Niankara","doi":"10.1016/j.ijis.2022.09.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijis.2022.09.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Recognizing the role of society in the sustainability of payment system innovation through the quadruple helix framework, this study analyzes the causal influence of demand-side financial inclusion indicators on society's uptake of digital payment solutions (DPS) within the regional economy of the Gulf Cooperation Council. To this end, the present study relies on data extracted from Global Findex surveys (in 2014 and 2017), as well as the economic theory of random utility maximization, to model individuals' DPS uptake decisions “ceteris paribus.” The maximum likelihood estimation revealed no gender-based gradient in DPS uptake behaviors; additionally, financial inclusion indicators such as transaction account ownership and debit card ownership did not significantly influence endogenous or exogenous DPS uptake decisions between 2013 and 2017. However, all remaining financial inclusion indicators did significantly influence DPS uptake. Assessing these findings through the lens of open innovation and the ongoing efforts from the Arab Regional Payment System project, which seeks to expand financial inclusion by facilitating access to transaction accounts, there is reasonable evidence to suggest that complementary financial inclusion policies addressing the use dimension of DPS (i.e., extending access to saving and borrowing, along with digital payroll practices for both private and public enterprises) would contribute to more effective policy on financial inclusion in the region.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36449,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Innovation Studies","volume":"7 1","pages":"Pages 1-17"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49901533","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 2

Text-mining analysis using national R&D project data of South Korea to investigate innovation in graphene environment technology 利用韩国国家研发项目数据的文本挖掘分析研究石墨烯环境技术的创新

International Journal of Innovation Studies Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijis.2022.09.005

Ji Yeon Lee , Jung Woo Choi , Jae-Hak Choi , Byeong-Hee Lee

{"title":"Text-mining analysis using national R&D project data of South Korea to investigate innovation in graphene environment technology","authors":"Ji Yeon Lee , Jung Woo Choi , Jae-Hak Choi , Byeong-Hee Lee","doi":"10.1016/j.ijis.2022.09.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijis.2022.09.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study investigates the possibilities offered by the development of graphene environment technology that can contribute to new and effective approaches for the transition to an ecologically benign ecosystem. To analyze the research and development progress in graphene environment technology, graphene environment technology research trends of South Korea for the years 2009–2020 are investigated by acquiring information pertaining to national research and development projects related to graphene environment technology from the National Science and Technology Information Service. Both structured and unstructured data are analyzed using diverse text-mining methods, such as keyword frequency analysis, association rule mining, and topic modelling. The results indicate that graphene research in South Korea is focused primarily on graphene use in batteries and energy-storage devices, such as solar cells, fuel cells, and secondary batteries. This study can help understand the manner by which the South Korean government has been investing in the research and development of graphene environment technology; additionally, it discusses the future applications and prospects of graphene for the next decade.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36449,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Innovation Studies","volume":"7 1","pages":"Pages 87-99"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41449301","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 2

Innovation systems and global value chains: A Co-citation analysis of established linkages and possible future trends 创新系统与全球价值链:已建立联系和未来可能趋势的共被引分析

International Journal of Innovation Studies Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijis.2022.09.003

Ebrahim Souzanchi Kashani , Ali Bonyadi Naeini , Hossein Gholizadeh

{"title":"Innovation systems and global value chains: A Co-citation analysis of established linkages and possible future trends","authors":"Ebrahim Souzanchi Kashani , Ali Bonyadi Naeini , Hossein Gholizadeh","doi":"10.1016/j.ijis.2022.09.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijis.2022.09.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study draws a historical picture of conceptual linkages of innovation systems (IS) and global value chains (GVC). We used a co-citation technique to map the evolution of these two fields since 1990. We highlighted the connecting nodes over the past three decades. The first decade witnessed a connection between national innovation systems (NIS) and GVC, mediated by regional studies related to industrial clusters and district-based innovation. The tradeoff between tacit sticky local and codified transferable global knowledge and innovation and learning's importance in upgrading in GVC generated two new routes in the second decade. In the last decade, although these routes are retained, their mediating nodes have changed with the literature on technology and sustainable transition from IS and the path dependency role in the evolution of districts in global production networks. Recent trends indicate that evolutionary views on economic geography and catch-up may open new opportunities to link the two, and some lessons highlight the need for more structured interactions in the future.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36449,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Innovation Studies","volume":"7 1","pages":"Pages 68-86"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44348923","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 4

Factors influencing venture capital perforsmance in emerging technology: The case of China 新兴技术风险投资绩效的影响因素:以中国为例

International Journal of Innovation Studies Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijis.2022.08.004

Shuai Wang , Thitinant Wareewanich , Thitinan Chankoson

引用次数: 3