Challenges for African Scholars in the Globalization Era: Contexts SpeakJournal of the Knowledge Economy - Tập 12 - Trang 923-942 - 2020
Feyisa Mulisa
African researchers could have contributed vital scientific products to the world’s scientific enterprise, yet they have a limited share. There is even a piece of evidence that shows that their role has been falling in the scientific research publication. This has a direct bearing on the development of research, knowledge, and technology transfer in Africa. There have been a few attempts to compre...... hiện toàn bộ
The Effect of Technological Change on the Task Structure of Jobs and the Capital-Labor Trade-Off in US ProductionJournal of the Knowledge Economy - Tập 8 - Trang 739-757 - 2015
Jeffrey G. Woods
This paper calibrates the Cobb-Douglas (CD) model of US aggregate production with empirically derived values of the relative shares of capital and labor. A conceptual framework is developed to show how technological progress can affect the relative importance of these shares in US production. To identify and track the transmission of technical change to the macro-economy, the CD model is transform...... hiện toàn bộ
Efficiency of Non-profit Organisations: a DEA Analysis in Support of Strategic Decision-MakingJournal of the Knowledge Economy - - Trang 1-27 - 2023
Dina A. M. Miragaia, João J. M. Ferreira, Cédric T. Vieira
This study aims to analyse the efficiency of sports clubs belonging to the Academic Federation of University Sports and the influence the organisational structure holds over their performance standards. First, we included 92 clubs that registered points in the University Club. The analysis was carried out using the two-stage data envelopment analysis (DEA) methodology to analyse their efficiency. ...... hiện toàn bộ
Configurational Analysis of ESG Performance, Innovation Intensity, and Financial Leverage: a Study on Total Factor Productivity in Chinese Pharmaceutical Manufacturing FirmsJournal of the Knowledge Economy - - Trang 1-25 - 2023
Juan Tan, Jinyu Wei
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance has emerged as a critical aspect of responsible investing, garnering global attention within the investment community. Unlike traditional financial metrics, ESG encompasses non-financial factors such as corporate sustainability, governance practices, and ethical considerations. This paper delves into the interplay between ESG pillars, innovat...... hiện toàn bộ
The Crisis of Sovereign Debt in the Euro Zone: Effect on the Banking SectorJournal of the Knowledge Economy - Tập 9 - Trang 822-832 - 2016
Besma Hamdi, Sami Hammami
In this article, we examine the sensitivity of the banking sector to the exchange and interest rates in the short and long term in the four countries affected by the sovereign debt crisis of the euro zone, such as Greece, Ireland, Portugal, and Spain during the 2006–2014 periods. The ordinary least squares (OLS) method is applied to examine the effect of these variables on the banking sector of ea...... hiện toàn bộ
Architecture and Evaluation of an Advanced Legal Information Platform—Enhancing Productivity of Modern Legal WorkJournal of the Knowledge Economy - - Trang 1-28 - 2023
Charalampos Alexopoulos, Euripidis Loukis, Shefali Virkar
It is widely recognized that legislation is of critical importance for the proper functioning of economies and societies. However, the increasing complexity of the problems and challenges faced by modern economies and societies have resulted in the development of extensive, highly complex, and continuously evolving legislations. This makes it difficult for firms and administrations, as well as ind...... hiện toàn bộ
Economic Crisis Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Entrepreneurship for Improving the Nigerian Mono-EconomyJournal of the Knowledge Economy - - Trang 1-32 - 2023
Lanyue Zhang, Stavros Sindakis, Nipun Dhaulta, Simplice Asongu
The study develops a crisis response theory that could help Nigeria sustain itself in the present crisis, which is deepening unemployment, poverty, and misery due to the tremendous economic crisis it faced after the global pandemic. Entrepreneurship is viewed as a pivotal engine for reinstating the declining economic state of a country. Through the positivist research approach, the study is conduc...... hiện toàn bộ