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on Knowledge Management and Knowledge Economy |
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Issue of 2025–02–24
three papers chosen by Laura Nicola-Gavrila, Centrul European de Studii Manageriale în Administrarea Afacerilor |
| By: | Gunawan, Ce |
| Abstract: | Teknologi digital telah mengubah kehidupan manusia di berbagai bidang dan mengikis kehidupan konvensional, salah satunya dalam hal mencari informasi. Hal ini memicu anggapan penting bagi pengusaha Indonesia bahwa media digital akan mengikis media konvensional dan perlunya untuk bertransformasi dari konvensional ke media digital. Perkembangan Teknologi digital mengubah gaya hidup masyarakat secara umum, dapat dilihat dari perubahan perilaku masyarakat, termasuk cara pembelian barang dan jasa, baik yang dilakukan secara online untuk meningkatkan pelayanan, efektifitas, kecepatan, maupun dari segi keamanan untuk memberikan kemudahan. bagi nasabah Hal tersebut memnicu usaha mikro, kecil dan menengah (UMKM) untuk beralih ke digital. |
| Date: | 2023–07–25 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:thesis:67wud_v1 |
| By: | Ga\'etan de Rassenfosse |
| Abstract: | This article is part of a Living Literature Review exploring topics related to intellectual property, focusing on insights from the economic literature. Our aim is to provide a clear and non-technical introduction to patent rights, making them accessible to graduate students, legal scholars and practitioners, policymakers, and anyone curious about the subject. |
| Date: | 2025–01 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:arx:papers:2501.18043 |
| By: | Djidonou, Robert (RS: GSBE other - not theme-related research, Mt Economic Research Inst on Innov/Techn); Foster-McGregor, Neil (RS: GSBE MGSoG, Mt Economic Research Inst on Innov/Techn); Mathew, Nanditha (Maastricht Graduate School of Governance, RS: GSBE MORSE, RS: GSBE MGSoG) |
| Abstract: | Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) play a crucial role in reducing poverty and inequality by generating the majority of jobs, income, and pathways to better employment opportunities. However, informal enterprises are often characterized by low productivity and significant decent work deficits. In Sub-Saharan Africa, where a large share of the workforce is engaged in informal enterprises, transitioning to formality is essential for enhancing productivity, fostering economic growth, and ensuring decent work for all. A critical pathway for informal firms to formalize is through production and worker linkages with formal firms. Using a sample of 13, 626 informal firms from three Sub-Saharan African countries, this study examines the performance effects of informal firms with formal linkages and explores the mediating role of human capital. We find that formal backward linkages—where informal firms source inputs from formal firms—are significantly more common than other types of formal-informal linkages. Employing heteroskedasticity-based identification, our findings reveal that the productivity gains from these linkages are not automatic - higher human capital is essential for firms to benefit from knowledge and technology transfers. This highlights the critical role of absorptive capacity in enabling informal firms to leverage knowledge and technology transferred through formal backward linkages, thereby emphasizing the importance of targeted capacity-building interventions in fostering inclusive economic growth. |
| JEL: | J40 L14 L25 O12 O17 O33 |
| Date: | 2025–02–14 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:unm:unumer:2025006 |