a r t i c l e i n f o JEL classification: F43 J31 O31 O33 Keywords: Technological knowledge International trade Human capital Wage inequality By connecting the North–South diffusion and the bias of non-scale technological knowledge and by considering endogenous human capital, we relate the technological-knowledge diffusion with levels, inter-country gaps, growth rates, wage-inequality paths and...

Exact and approximate solutions of the fractional diffusion equation for an assembly of fixed-axis dipoles are derived for anomalous noninertial rotational diffusion in a double-well potential. It is shown that knowledge of three time constants characterizing the normal diffusion, viz., the integral relaxation time, the effective relaxation time, and the inverse of the smallest eigenvalue of th...

We analyze the entire publication database of the American Physical Society generating longitudinal (50 years) citation networks geolocalized at the level of single urban areas. We define the knowledge diffusion proxy, and scientific production ranking algorithms to capture the spatio-temporal dynamics of Physics knowledge worldwide. By using the knowledge diffusion proxy we identify the key ci...

Organizational learning (OL) is about how individuals collect, absorb, and transform information into organizational memory and knowledge. This case study explored how six high-technology firms in Taiwan chose OL as an organization development intervention strategy. Issues included how best to implement OL; how individuals, teams, and organizations learn; and the extent to which OL activities c...

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of knowledge management enablers on competitive advantage of Indian IT industry. In rapidly changing business environment and increasing competitive advantage, where only uncertainty is certainty, organization success comes from continuously generating, diffusing and applying new knowledge. The main focus of this study is to investigate the...

The broadcast diffusion of messages in Delay Tolerant Networks (DTNs) is heavily dependent on nodes mobility, since protocols must rely on contact opportunities among devices to diffuse data. This work is a first effort to study how the dynamics of nodes affect both the effectiveness of the broadcast protocols in diffusing data, and their efficiency in using the network resources. The paper des...

This paper describes a study that focused on long-term web-supported learning diffusion among lecturers at Tel Aviv University (TAU), from an organizational point of view. The theoretical models we used to examine this process are Rogers' model for "Diffusion of Innovation" (1995) and Bass's "Diffusion Model" (1969). The study was conducted between the academic years 2000/01 and 2007/08. At tha...

The paper addresses the link between productivity and labour mobility. The hypothesis tested is that technology is transmitted across industries through the movement of skilled workers embodying human capital. The embodied knowledge is then diffused within the new environment creating spillovers and leading to productivity improvements. The empirical analysis is based on household survey and in...

Yoshida for their constant guidance and advice during research. for their warm friendship and constant supports during my three years in Kyoto University. My profound gratitude goes to the Ministry of Education, Sports, and Culture of Japan for providing me with the scholarship to study in Japan for three years. Finally, my deepest sense of gratitude goes to my parents. iii iv Executive Summary...

BACKGROUND Traditional government policies suggest that upstream investment in scientific research is necessary and sufficient to generate technological innovations. The expected downstream beneficial socio-economic impacts are presumed to occur through non-government market mechanisms. However, there is little quantitative evidence for such a direct and formulaic relationship between public in...