Making knowledge work for us: evidence from Europe and North America on the links between "intangible" factors and growth, competitiveness and jobs
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Carroll, Charles. 'Symposium on Science, Technology, and Innovation: the implications of the STIAC report for Ireland's economic development - Making knowledge work for us: evidence from Europe and North America on the links between "intangible" factors and growth, competitiveness and jobs'. - Dublin: Journal of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland,Vol. XXVII, 1995/1996, pp60-67Download Item:
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Abstract:
The title of the Report of the Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council
(Stationery Office, 1995) is a useful starting point for this paper. It suggests that the
issue is not so much about of the formation of intellectual capital. The crux of the
matter for industrial and business policies is how do we make it work for us to effect
economic and business growth. As the Council?s report says, knowledge is not
transformed into wealth in an institutional vacuum. It happens within a system, a
context with many components such as law, industrial policies, tax systems, a culture
of enterprise and the economics of particular market domains. The Council also
points out that Ireland?s third level institutions have not been wanting in ground
breaking achievements in science and technology. The development of innovative
enterprises is the crucial issue and raises large questions about the quality of
corporate management, which, in turn, raises even larger questions about the quality
of corporate governance and the types of investor relationships that might be
appropriate to a more innovative Irish economy. This, in turn, raises questions about
the type of chief executive and senior manager capabilities that we require for the
future if we agree that technology is central to business policy and achieving the
strategic intent of the Irish State.
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Read before the Society, 16 November 1995
Author: Carroll, Charles
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Symposium on Science, Technology, and Innovation: the implications of the STIAC Report for Ireland's economic developmentPublisher:
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Journal of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of IrelandVol. XXVII 1995/1996
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Competitiveness, Intangibles, Job marketISSN:
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