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Social Economic
The Impact of Governance Quality on Improving Innovative Activities in Selected MENA Countries

Sajjad Barkhordari; Naser Ali Azimi

Volume 9, Issue 2 , December 2020, , Pages 509-525

https://doi.org/10.22099/ijes.2021.37925.1690

Abstract
  Moving towards a knowledge-based economy is an important factor for developing countries. Achieving this goal requires improving different pillars such as innovation. Governance quality is a key factor to create innovation pillars and improve innovative activities. In this paper, we describe the impact ...  Read More

The Process of Developing an Innovative Medical Tourism Business in Iran

Tayebeh Nikraftar; Nazanin Falahati

Volume 8, Issue 2 , December 2019, , Pages 335-348

https://doi.org/10.22099/ijes.2020.33886.1579

Abstract
  The aim of this paper was to investigate the processes of organizational innovation in medical tourism businesses. Specifically, this research aimed to answer: ―What is the process of developing medical tourism businesses in a developing country like Iran?‖ For this purpose, a grounded theory approach ...  Read More

The Impact of Social Capital on Innovation in Selected Countries

Farhad Khodadad Kashi; Ali Afsari

Volume 3, Issue 2 , December 2014, , Pages 81-98

https://doi.org/10.22099/ijes.2014.3671

Abstract
  Using panel data method, this study examines the effects of different dimensions of social capital on innovation at the societal level across 21 countries (19 Asian countries plus Russia and Egypt) for the period 1995-2011. Dimensions of social capital that have been considered in this study include ...  Read More

Effects of R&D and Technology Imports on Employment: The Case of Iran

Masoud Sadeghi; Iman Keyfarokhi

Volume 3, Issue 2 , December 2014, , Pages 99-123

https://doi.org/10.22099/ijes.2014.3672

Abstract
  Domestic innovations and technology imports play important roles in boosting relative demand for skilled labor force. These factors are in turn influenced by domestic R&D investments and international trade. Using a translog cost function, this paper studies the effect of technology imports and other ...  Read More