Browsing by Author "Akoorie, Michèle E.M."
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Global competitiveness in the Datang hosiery cluster, Zhejiang
Akoorie, Michèle E.M.; Ding, Qiang (Emerald Group, 2009)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the development and characteristics of industrial clusters in the province of Zhejiang, China with particular emphasis on the hosiery industry in the town of Datang. ... -
The impact of foreign direct investment on local industry in Chile
Akoorie, Michèle E.M.; Salcedo-Claramunt, Carolina (Fundacion Universitaria Konrad Lorenz, 2010)Technology transfer, spillovers and linkages from MNEs to local industry may aid economic development in emerging economies. This paper argues that foreign affiliates in an emerging economy (Chile) will demonstrate multiple ... -
Innovation, sustainability and regional development: the Nelson/Marlborough seafood cluster, New Zealand
Pavlovich, Kathryn; Akoorie, Michèle E.M. (John Wiley and Sons, 2010)This paper explores how innovation, developed through multi-sector partnerships within a regional context, has assisted in increasing the sustainability of the New Zealand fishery industry. Qualitative data were collected ... -
International entrepreneurship: A critical analysis of studies in the past two decades and future directions for research
Peiris, Indujeeva K.; Akoorie, Michèle E.M.; Sinha, Paresha N. (Springer-Verlag, 2012)International entrepreneurship (IE) is an emerging field with a rapidly growing body of knowledge. This paper examines gaps, issues and trends of the IE in the last two decades. First, it suggests an integrative framework ... -
Measuring absorptive capacity in high-tech companies: Mixing qualitative and quantitative methods
Sedoglavich, Vesna; Akoorie, Michèle E.M.; Pavlovich, Kathryn (Sage, 2014)The objective of this article is to show how mixed methods can be used to develop a deeper understanding of the construct, absorptive capacity (AC). We used qualitative data from eight case studies to identify which types ...