This paper deals with the dilemma followed from the double character of knowledge. On the one hand, knowledge is an individual and social good determining quality of life. On the other hand, knowledge is an economical good, a funding concept of the knowledge-based economy. The dilemma is: should knowledge be for free or paid? It is argued in the paper that achievement of knowledge (information)...

Despite the increasing investment in sustainable development over the past decade, a systematic review of sustainable construction project financing is lacking. The objectives of this paper are to conduct a systematic review to examine the policies, practices, and research efforts in the area of sustainable construction project financing, and to explore the potential opportunities for the futur...

recently, financing knowledge-based companies as a strategic issue in iranian economy has been considered by many domestic bankers. in this regard, the establishment of venture funds and the allocation of credit lines may be considered as major activities of the banking system. however, there are many challenges on the road to achieve effective financing of knowledge-based companies, namely the...

The current study analysed success factors and obstacles perceived by young working aged customers that influence online purchase processes especially in financing business. Earlier literature lists several success factors such as time saving, time and place independence, trust, security and peer evaluations. However, online financing business has received only little attention so far. Therefor...

New knowledge-based enterprises have several characteristics that limit their options for obtaining financing from external sources: they have little or no collateral, their assets tend to be intangible, and the value of their innovations is hard to calculate. For these reasons, entrepreneurs in the more knowledge-intensive fields tend to rely largely on equity financing. This is a more “patien...

The Interdependence of Organizational Knowledge and Financing: Studies of Technological Innovation, Learning, and Corporate Restructuring in U.S. Medical Device Ventures

Entrepreneurs are often faced with problems regarding start-up financing. But compared to novice entrepreneurs, experienced entrepreneurs should have both more knowledge and better contacts, which should potentially reduce the occurrence of problems and affect finance composition. However, experience of business failure might result in additional effects. This analysis therefore investigates th...

Uzbekistan inherited a hospital-based health system from the Soviet Union. We explore the health system-related challenges faced during the scale-up of ambulatory (outpatient) treatment for drug-susceptible and drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in Karakalpakstan in Uzbekistan. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with key informants of the TB services, the ministries of health and finance, ...

this study is related to an islamic project financing with a major focus on investigating the role of islamic finance in financing infrastructural development projects (toll roads, power plants, airports, and plants, as well as natural resource exploitation projects, such as hydroelectric dams, mining projects, oil and gas assets, and paper mills), especially in the context of pakistan. infrast...