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891323
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Innovation in developing countries : : lessons from Vietnam and Laos /\ Nobuaki Matsunaga, editor.
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| Publication Statement
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Singapore :: Springer,, [2019]
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| Series Statement
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Kobe University monograph series in social science research
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1 online resource (xviii, 129 pages)
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| ISBN
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9789811335259
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: 9811335257
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: 9811335265
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9789811335242
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9811335249
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Intro; Preface and Acknowledgements; About This Book; Contents; Editor and Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1 Introduction to Innovation; 1.1 What Are Innovations?; 1.1.1 Schumpeter's 'New Combinations'; 1.1.2 Drucker's Innovations; 1.1.3 The Oslo Manual; 1.2 Innovations for Developing Countries; 1.2.1 Inclusive Innovations; 1.2.2 Reverse Innovations; 1.2.3 Learning Innovations; 1.3 Understanding Innovations in Developing Countries; 1.3.1 Innovations in Developing Countries; 1.3.2 The Innovation Paradox; 1.3.3 Concluding Remarks; References
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2 Product and Process Innovation of Micro, Small and Medium Manufacturing Enterprises in Vietnam2.1 Introduction; 2.2 MSMEs and the Innovation System in Vietnam; 2.3 Innovation and Its Determinants; 2.3.1 Innovation and Types of Innovation; 2.3.2 Determinants of Innovation; 2.3.3 Entrepreneur's Characteristics; 2.4 Methodology and Data; 2.4.1 Model Specification and Estimation Procedure; 2.4.2 Data; 2.5 Results and Discussions; 2.6 Conclusions and Policy Implications; References
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3 Entrepreneurial Human Capital, Innovation and Productivity in Small and Medium Manufacturing Enterprises in Vietnam3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Vietnam's SMEs and Their Innovative Activities; 3.3 Analytical Framework and the Survey in Hanoi; 3.3.1 Human Capital and Innovation; 3.3.2 Empirical Model; 3.3.3 Questionnaire Survey, Data and Variables; 3.4 Results and Discussion; 3.4.1 Entrepreneur Human Capital, Innovation and Productivity; 3.4.2 Firm Characteristics and Manufacturing Sub-industries; 3.5 Conclusion; Appendix; References; 4 Organisational Innovation by Manufacturing SMEs in Vietnam
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4.1 Introduction4.2 ISO9001 Certification; 4.2.1 ISO9001 Certification and Its Innovativeness; 4.2.2 ISO9001 Certification in Vietnam and Other Countries; 4.3 Data Analysis and Methodology; 4.3.1 Summary of Data and Variables; 4.3.2 Methodology and Discussion of Results; 4.4 Interviews with Vietnamese Manufacturing Firms; 4.4.1 Qualitative Survey in Vietnam; 4.4.2 Kaizen and 5S with ISO9001 in Vietnamese Firms; 4.5 Conclusion; Appendix; References; 5 Human Capital, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Micro and Small Businesses in Laos; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 SMEs in the Lao Economy
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5.2.1 Promotion of SME Development5.2.2 Definition of Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises; 5.2.3 Role of SMEs in the Economy; 5.3 Analytical Framework and Survey in Vientiane Capital; 5.3.1 Human Capital, Innovation and Entrepreneurship; 5.3.2 Empirical Model; 5.3.3 The Survey, Data and Variables; 5.4 Results and Discussions; 5.4.1 Entrepreneur's Human Capital and Innovation; 5.4.2 Entrepreneur's Human Capital, Innovation and Successful Entrepreneurship; 5.5 Conclusions; References; 6 Conclusions; References; Index
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The main focus of this book is innovation for developing countries: what is the innovation for, what are the current conditions of the innovation, and how to effectively innovate in developing economies. It contains the latest insights and analyses of innovation based on intensive interviews as well as primary and secondary data of manufacturing firms in developing countries, Vietnam and Laos in particular. Innovation requires something new. Integration of deep understanding of innovation and econometric analyses are a "new combination" in this book, which contrasts with other, similar books in the field. This new approach may benefit policy makers as well as scholars and firms in poor countries. The main points of the book are summarized as follows: First, for most poor countries "learning innovation" is considered the key to economic growth rather than "leading-edge innovation", which is a more popular theme in similar books on innovation. Second, an overwhelming majority of innovations currently used in poor countries are developed in advanced countries, so technology transfer and learning from the latter are a fundamental source of innovation in the former. Third, a surprisingly high rate of firms (around 50%) reported that they introduced new or significantly improved products or processes in poor countries, and this high innovation rate is a great benefit to be enhanced by government policies. Fourth, the common factors driving innovation of manufacturing firms in Vietnam and Laos are (1) human capital, (2) social capital, and (3) innovation in the past. Fifth, the impact of innovation on firm performance is found to be mixed in these countries. Sixth, so far almost all studies on innovation have focused on product or process innovation, but additional light is shed here on organizational innovation.
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Technological innovations-- Laos.
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Technological innovations-- Vietnam.
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Technology transfer-- Laos.
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Technology transfer-- Vietnam.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Industries-- General.
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Technological innovations.
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Technology transfer.
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Laos.
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Vietnam.
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| Dewey Classification
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338/.064
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HC444.Z9T456 2019
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| Added Entry
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Matsunaga, Nobuaki,1954-
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